Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Stephen Gandy has a tech who can do that. I had a local guy adjust mine only to find out that he "stands about 8 feet" from his wall, focuses on a calendar, and uses that to adjust the rangefinder. I expect better precision than that! > On Jul 22, 2021, at 8:17 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > Do you know of anyone who can set the rangefinder of a Canon 7s right? I > put an LTM lens on mine long ago, and it had mechanically messed around > with the rangefinder, making focusing difficult. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 8:37 AM Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Jayanand, >> >> Actually it's the process. I put the LTM lenses on Canon 7s bodies, and I >> do stand development with Rodinal for 120 minutes when other developers >> would take only 10 minutes. I like B&W from the 1940s to 1970s, so I like >> using the same equipment that was used then as well. I don't want anything >> sharper than HCB or Winogrand had. And, when it was still available, I >> liked 777 developer, as scummy as it could look in the bottle. >> >> It's not all that strange. Players in baroque orchestras play on valveless >> horns, and there are CDs of piano music played on Clara Schumann's piano. >> If I sold my work, I'd probably have a much different perspective, >> especially if sharp was expected. With every man, woman, and child in >> advanced countries carrying a smart phone around, anyone can take a pretty >> good photo in color, in focus, and better looking than film. I want to do >> it the old way, the way I learned it in the 60s. >> >> I *do* have my limits. I won't shoot animals for food. I'd rather have >> beef than deer. And I won't develop any film in coffee. >> >> Jeffery (the Dinosaur) :-) >> >>> On Jul 22, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>> >>> As long as you are scanning film to digital, and processing for >>> display/printing from there, it would be better to have crisp images that >>> can be softened any which way you want in PP, because the converse (i.e. >>> soft to sharp) might not always be possible. IMHO, it is always better to >>> have too much information than too little, the range of possibilities for >>> the final output is far greater. >>> >>> Of course, I am assuming here that the only important aspect is not the >>> process or methodology, but the final output. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 3:23 AM Jeffery Smith via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you very much! If I was shooting just cityscapes, buildings, etc., >>>> modern sharp lenses would be the way to go, but I'm increasingly trying >> to >>>> get human faces into everything and I don't want sharp details to >> distract >>>> from the overall impression of the face. As Capa said, if the pictures >>>> aren't good enough, you aren't close enough (paraphrased). It will be >>>> interesting trying some SP with 90mm as the lens. >>>> >>>> Back home in Louisiana, I have some Leica 50s that are vintage >> (Summarit, >>>> Summitar, collapsible Summicron) and I wish I had brought them to >>>> California with me. For now, it is the 90/4 Elmar and two very clean >>>> Jupiters. >>>> >>>>> On Jul 22, 2021, at 2:14 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at >>>>> leica-users.org >>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yes! It?s a wonderful shot Jeffery, I?m also a lover of the old lenses, >>>> as Frank said the modrrn ones are too sharp, too crisp, I love the >> Mandler >>>> lenses. >>>>> >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> El 22 jul 2021, a les 18:04, Jeffery Smith via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org> >>>> va escriure: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Lluis. You might remember the chess matches from about 2 >> decades >>>> ago. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jeffery+Smith/Chess-Match-4.jpg.html >> < >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jeffery+Smith/Chess-Match-4.jpg.html> >>>>>> >>>>>> I just chose 6 of my favorites, based mostly on the children's >>>> expressions. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only lens I had with me was a 50/2.8 Elmar, but the room was very >>>> well lit up. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2021, at 8:28 AM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Great portraits, lovely work >>>>>>> Lluis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> El 21 jul 2021, a les 4:29, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < >>>> lug at leica-users.org> va escriure: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alan, Jeffery >>>>>>>> Both stunning portraits. Beautiful >>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 6:57 PM Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG < >>>>>>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Per the discussion on the Elmar 90mm f4 LTM, I think it might >> almost >>>> be too >>>>>>>>> sharp for a portrait lens. I took this when my only lenses for my >>>> M3 were >>>>>>>>> the 50 Summicron >>>>>>>>> collapsible and this 1946 Elmar 90 that I bought for $49.00 in >>>> 1974. The >>>>>>>>> stop was f/5.6. View large and notice the stray hair on the cheek. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> < >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/Charisse/19750712_MR_Charisse_2.jpg.html >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Alan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >>>>>>>>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services >>>>>>>>> (Retired) >>>>>>>>> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 >>>>>>>>> UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 >>>>>>>>> amagayneroshak at gmail.com >>>>>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate >>>>>>>>> for an inability to notice. 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