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Subject: [Leica] Fresh blooms -not so fresh lens
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 01:02:09 +0200
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Thanks Ric,

That one is my favourite too. I rather like the softly subdued colours 
the lens produces, but any light from the side or the front just covers 
the shots with a milky haze. I think I'll try and find out if it can be 
used in some kind of positive way.

Cheers
Douglas

On 01.05.2010 16:07, Ric Carter wrote:
> That first daisy is captivating with its iron and shadows
>
> ric
>
>
> On May 1, 2010, at 4:59 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
>    
>> 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
>>      
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