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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 14/11/2014: just an idle lens test
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:09:35 -0500
References: <9E2B9F83-166B-4C24-B162-BB3CB64DF41C@frozenlight.eu>

there's a lot to be said for the antique lenses on digital Ms

one of my favorites on my M8 is the first rigid Summicron 50

i feel like it knocks the contrast down just a hair on the sensor to make a 
nice tonal range

ric


> On Nov 15, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
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> The football decorations in my office reflect the country I support 
> (Denmark), the country where I lived before coming to Spain (the 
> Netherlands), and the country where I live now (Spain). But more than 
> anything, this picture is an illustration of what the 50mm collapsible 
> Summicron from 1953 can do. It was taken wide open (f2), at the closest 
> focusing distance of 1 meter. I really love this lens:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3697118525&k=Xf9rPk5&lb=1&s=O
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
> YNWA
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