[Leica] IMG: One More from the Steinheil 85/2.8 Lens

[Jim Nichols]

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.
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> -----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
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>> Hi Al,
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>> 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.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Full+Image+From+Which+Blue+Jay+was+Cropped.tif.html
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>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> On 6/15/2016 10:16 PM, al crouch wrote:
>>> Impressive, Jim.  Could you post the full image before crop?
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>>> -----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
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/7+Per+Cent+Crop+of+100+Per+Cent+Image+from+Steinheil+Culminar+85mm+Lens.tif.html
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>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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