Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking from a very precise point of view; I seem to recall A Adams discussing lens contrast in terms of dynamic range; and altering exposure and development for both the contrast of the scene and the contrast of the lens. In the digital age a desire for a lower contrast lens may also refer to a desire for more dynamic range to work with in the image file. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Sep 22, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Chris Saganich wrote: > > I definitely see a nicer or perhaps longer tonal range from my Summicron > DR compared to the later 1980's Summicron. I have to alter development > times depending on the era of lens I'm using. I can't say if this is due > to the DR lens being lower contrast and higher resolution compared to the > later Summicrons although this has been suggested by others. I question > exactly what contrast means compared to a sharpnes. I find little > difference in sharpness between the DR Summicron and the 1980's Summicron > 50's, just different tonal renditions.