Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Very nice, soft colors from the Steinheil. They made some respectable lenses in their day. I have an 85mm LTM that worked fine on my Leica IIIf, though not quite up to Leica 90mm standards. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: <leicareflex at freelists.org>; "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica at freelists.org> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 3:59 AM Subject: [Leica] Fresh blooms -not so fresh lens > Just been playing around with some old lenses in the garden. > > These are what happen when you put a Steinheil Cassarit 2.8/45 (M39 > screw mount but not LTM) from a Braun Paxette on the front end of a DSLR. > The lens was probably built around 1955 (when I was 3 years of age!). It > seems to be doing quite well, although it's very prone to flare and lack > of contrast in some lighting situations. > > Fitted directly to a Canon 20D with an M39 to EOS adapter. Aperture set > at f5.6 > > Yellow daisies > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0894.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0895.jpg.html > > Apple blossom > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0896.jpg.html > > Bleeding Heart > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0902.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0903.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0904.jpg.html > > Best viewed large > > Hope you like them - I think I'll be keeping this lens. > > Cheers > Douglas > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information