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Subject: [Leica] IMG: One More from the Steinheil 85/2.8 Lens test
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:36:07 -0400

Looks like as of a minute ago I'm back in gear having gotten a few days
worth of messages. My email server went through some kind of shift. So all
my settings were changed. This took me off the lug for some reason.


On 6/18/16 5:46 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> I had wondered if you were ok, Mark.  Haven't heard from you in a while.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 6/18/2016 4:44 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>> Not sure if I'm up and running or not again yet this is a test
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/16/16 11:10 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Both FM and NI can be useful, but have to be used in moderation. :-)
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
>>> On 6/16/2016 8:24 AM, al crouch wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Jim.  You certainly got the focal point where you wanted it. The
>>>> bird
>>>> really stands out. I've not used Focus Magic or Neat Image, but will 
>>>> check
>>>> them out.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>>> Sent: Jun 15, 2016 11:04 PM
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: One More from the Steinheil 85/2.8 Lens
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Al,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, here is the full image.  Just remember that this was shot at f/4,
>>>>> hence a lot of the left side foliage is out of focus.  I applied Focus
>>>>> Magic, but did not use Neat Image on the full image.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Full+Image+From+Which+Blue+Ja
>>>>> y+
>>>>> was+Cropped.tif.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/15/2016 10:16 PM, al crouch wrote:
>>>>>> Impressive, Jim.  Could you post the full image before crop?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Jun 15, 2016 9:23 PM
>>>>>>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera
>>>>>>> Discussion
>>>>>>> <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: One More from the Steinheil 85/2.8 Lens
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I looked through the images I made with the Steinheil Munchen 
>>>>>>> Culminar
>>>>>>> 85/2.8 lens, made in 1950, to see if I could find a clear one to
>>>>>>> evaluate.  This small image of a Blue Jay in open shade was cropped 
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> the 100% image and was not resized.  It represents less than 7% of 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> area of the original image.  I did go through my normal post 
>>>>>>> processing
>>>>>>> routine, including Focus Magic and Neat Image.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Considering the difficulty I had in manually focusing at f/4 in the
>>>>>>> shade, I was favorably impressed by the lens.  Made with a Leica LTM
>>>>>>> adapter on the Fuji X-E1.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/7+Per+Cent+Crop+of+100+Per+
>>>>>>> Ce
>>>>>>> nt+Image+from+Steinheil+Culminar+85mm+Lens.tif.html
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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Mark William Rabiner
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