Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice history Ken! I'm sorry for say this, but I think in despite of the PS, mouse click, the 5x$... you'll never forget the pleasure to have such lens! and this platinum print... Thanks for looking, Saludos Lluis El 10/06/2009, a las 2:55, Ken Carney escribi?: > Some time back I saw a Rodenstock Imagon lens for sale. It was a > "portrait > lens", a 250mm (for 4x5). It was supposed to give a "soft, glowing" > image. > I should have known better, but I bit. As you might guess, it was > the worst > of all worlds, i.e., soft wrinkles. Later, the importer sent me a > copy of > "The Book of the Imagon". I was surprised to find that it was > intended for > atmospheric effects, such as fog. Anyway, a happy ending - I sold > it to > someone for 5x what I paid for it. > > Ken > BTW, I did make one great image with it. An outdoor portrait of my > daughter, with perfect complexion and soft light. Of course, now I > could do > the same thing with a mouse click. Except this was a contact > platinum print > from a pyro negative...PS is still not there yet. Yet. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols >> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:59 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] My first special test of the Elmarit 24 ASPH >> >> Hi Lluis, >> >> I'm afraid she would say it is "too" sharp, because it shows up >> facial >> flaws. I'm sure will enjoy the lens. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lluis Ripoll" <luisripoll at telefonica.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:10 PM >> Subject: [Leica] My first special test of the Elmarit 24 ASPH >> >> >>> When I was in Madrid I've visited a reputed dealer and asked for a >>> Elmarit 24 ASPH, thet showed a very nice one (chrome), I put it on >>> my >>> camera and I've saw the se?orita, I've shot very fast, without >>> precise >>> focusing and I was surprised with the great quality, this is just to >> fun, >>> on the next days I want show some excellent results of this >>> excellent >>> lens. >>> >>> Just thanks for looking, and maybe for laughing >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/L1003504.jpg.html >>> http://tinyurl.com/nr6w4x >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> PS.- For those could be interested the dealer is www.fotocasion.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> luisripoll at telefonica.net >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll >>> Blog: >>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> http://www.lrmusic.es >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es