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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Miranda Musings
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:50:48 +0200
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I like the B&W portrait 10 years old, lovely contrast and fine detail
Lluis

> El 11 abr 2017, a les 13:54, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure:
> 
> Having a couple of lenses for my once used (10 years ago) Miranda 
> Sensomatic RE, I bought yet another Fotodiox adapter for my Sony as the 
> other ones (L39, M42, K, and OM mount) all seem to work well.
> 
> However, I'm not sure that the Miranda one is as effective as the others, 
> or else the 25/2.8 Miranda lens isn't great. Ten years ago I ran one film 
> through the camera when I picked it up in a charity shop, but, as I had 
> Leicas, Nikons, etc. among my sixty cameras, I never got around to using 
> it again. Here is a shot I took ten years ago with the lens 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/435692550/
> 
> If I remember correctly, it was a b&w conversion too.
> 
> Anyway, here are the results using the Sony and the Fotodiox. The three 
> links are versions of a single image.
> 
> Woman with two dogs (uncropped) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. Sony A7ii with 
> Miranda 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_lge.jpg.html
> 
> 
> Woman with two dogs (cropped) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. Sony A7ii with Miranda 
> 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_Med.jpg.html
> 
> 
> B&W conversion. Woman with two dogs (tight cropping) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. 
> Sony A7ii with Miranda 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_SmBW.jpg.html
> 
> 
> I'll post another couple of different images later, but I'd say the lenses 
> and its adapter will go back in a box until I have my darkroom set up 
> again.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> 
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