[Leica] [IMG] PESO - Following Lluis

[Peter Dzwig]

Jim,

thanks for looking and reading the mail in detail. My typo, it is of course a
Summicron.

Peter

On 14/06/2016 18:50, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Very nice images, Peter.
> 
> One question and a suggestion:
> 
> You state that you used a 5cm Summaron.  I am only familiar with the 3.5cm by
> that name.  Could it be the Summitar or Summicron?
> 
> When posting images, I find it useful to resize them to around 900 pixels tall,
> or 1200-1400 pixels wide, so that the enlarged version in the gallery can be
> better viewed and appreciated.
> 
> Please keep posting.  I like your vision!
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 6/14/2016 12:24 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>> LUGgers,
>>
>> About two weeks ago I had to travel to Brussels for a week. This was about the
>> time that Lluis was having his MM repaired and was using film. So I decided to
>> follow suit and took my M3 and of course film.
>>
>> Workflow:
>>
>> Unlike the great man I don't soup my own, so I sent my rolls of XP2 plus and HP5
>> to Ilford for them to do the messy bit and scan them to High Res TIFs. I can't
>> say that I am impressed with what I got. The negs are OK, but the TIFFs came
>> back as greyscale and not of the greatest quality. In order to use them with NEP
>> I had to convert them to RGB/8. Having made most adjustments with NEPI then
>> finished them off in PSE.
>>
>>
>> What follows are the results. Some I am pleased with, some less so. They are all
>> taken in St. Catherine, which is an old but rather touristy area away from the
>> tourist areas,  full of young people and a few good restaurants and a large pool
>> around which everyone gathers.
>>
>> All are M3 with 5cm Summaron hand held. Most of these are XP2 @ 400ASA at speeds
>> of about 1/60th to 1/15th hand held.
>>
>>
>> A bar:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/BarStCatherine-1.jpg.html>
>>
>> A couple having a drink by the pool:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/CouplePoolStCatherine-1.jpg.html>
>>
>>
>>
>> A dark side street nearby:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/DarkStreetStCatherine-1.jpg.html>
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the old churches in the area: Yes I know it looks a bit like it's tilting
>> back, but I really like the lighting here and decided to leave it as it is ;-) :
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/BruusselsChurch-1.jpg.html>
>>
>>
>> More to post later.
>>
>> It was a really interesting and valuable lesson in how to take pictures simply
>>
>>
>> Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always welcome,
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to look.
>>
>> Peter Dzwig
>>
>>
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