Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, no! Messing up with one MF frame per perfect light photo is so much worse :-( Thanks, Ken. I didn't think it could get any worse, but obviously, it can. Commiserations. Tina On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > On 11/22/2010 6:04 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> I will admit to you, the LUG, how frustrated I am with my photos of the >> Grand Canyon. I think I posted that I used up several batteries in the M9 >> too fast as we descended into the canyon. I turned off the preview and >> saved lots of battery time and reviewing time; HOWEVER, as I discovered >> when >> I started to review all of my photos at home, my 24 Elmarit had a huge >> smudge on the bottom of the lens. I didn't notice it at the time (and >> might >> not have even with the preview), but it is very obvious in the photos. >> Unfortunately, I also decided to simplify and use only one lens on the M9 >> all the way down - the 24. Therefore, the only photos on the way down >> that >> I'm giving good ratings to are the M8 ones, with the 12 CV and 35/1.4. >> Luckily, I changed to the 21/2.8 on the M9 on the way back up. >> >> You can see the effect of the smudge in the center bottom of this photo: >> http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291 >> >> <http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291>Any suggestions on how to fix this? >> I've tried Clarity in LR and it doesn't do a thing. Is it hopeless? >> >> Tina >> >> >> My condolences but I am at least heartened that professionals can do this > also. I had some photos last weekend that I liked, but I accidentally > changed the "mode" dial to shutter value, and wound up with a bunch of > photos at f/45 and such, all goners. So now to tape the dial down. The > worst was a road trip to southern Utah and Death Valley. The first photo > was a portrait of my spouse in Utah, with my Linhof 4x5 Technica. When I > put the dark slide back in, the film popped out of the film holder into the > camera. No prob, I removed the back, took out the sheet of film and > reshot. > The rest of the trip had some of the best light I have ever seen. > Unfortunately, when I got back all the images were OOF. Long story short, > it is possible to put the back on the camera backwards, the image on the > ground glass looks fine, but the film is just out of the plane of focus. I > left my Polaroid back at home to save weight........ > > Ken > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com