[Leica] For Sale: pristine Nocti .95

Robert Adler rgacpa at gmail.com
Sat Apr 4 08:15:44 PDT 2015


:'-)

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 6:00 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Bob.  I think we give our best efforts and pitch in as a
> community, we can make things like this happen.
>
> Ken
>
> On 4/3/2015 7:52 PM, Robert Adler wrote:
>
>> Well I am, after several decades, used to threads devolving, but this one
>> is one of most bizarre! From a discussion of the noticeable difference
>> between the new Nocti and its predecessor and how one person prefers the
>> older one over the newer one, through the age old (now) dialogue (monolog
>> really as it came out of nowhere) of film v digital and down to a camera
>> that swings both ways...
>> So let's go full boat! Lagavulin sucks!!!
>> :'-D
>> Hi Alice: nice rabbit hole you have here...
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>  You can put the back on a Linhof Technica backwards and it still works,
>>> except that the film is a little further away from the ground glass.  So
>>> far as I know, this only happens when you have not packed your Polaroid
>>> holder for a two-week trip.  Ask me how I know...
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> On 4/3/2015 4:52 PM, Robert Adler wrote:
>>>
>>>  Mark,
>>>> Not going to go there with you after this email.
>>>>
>>>> Digital sensors are much flatter and, therefore, less forgiving, than
>>>> film.
>>>> So lens precision and sensor placement is much more sensitive and
>>>> important
>>>> than when we shot film. That's why Alpa provides 0.01mm shims for it's
>>>> digital back mounts to it's camera. You adjust the distance of the
>>>> sensor
>>>> from the lens by 0.01mm to get the back exactly placed. A 0.01mm
>>>> difference
>>>> is very noticeable to the eye. So digital precision is more important
>>>> than
>>>> you seem to realize. Thus the term "digital precision".
>>>>
>>>> If you want to "look it up" look no further than here:
>>>> http://www.alpa.ch/en/support/photographic-know-how/can-i-
>>>> fine-tune-the-adjustable-adpaters-for-digital-use.html
>>>> or here:
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/user/OptechsDigital
>>>>
>>>> As for the rest of your email, I have no idea what you're talking
>>>> about...
>>>> Seems to have zero relevance to the initial thread or my responses...
>>>> Best,
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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