[Leica] Comparison shots of two legendary portrait soft focus lenses

[Adam Bridge]

Don’t I remember a very early digital Leica was a view camera or certainly looked like one?

Or am I making that up? Would have dated to the late ‘90s or early oughts.

Adam

> On 2020 Apr 28, at 10:51 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Just curious to know which back and adapter for this old wooden (nut tree) view camera of mine that gathers dust on some shelf here.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Amities
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 28 avr. 2020 à 18:48, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
>> 
>> Pretty good for 130 years of use.  You could mount a digital camera to the
>> back of your view camera pretty easily with a film holder and a mount
>> converter mounted to the film holder.  Old lenses, swings and tilts, and no
>> darkroom.  In fact I am getting pretty tempted to pick up a baby Linhof
>> Technikarden or similar for just this purpose.  I have an unused digital
>> body I can't profitably sell with the lock down so why not play?
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks, Don.  The assembling of the camera, lens and shutter would be
>>> fun, perhaps.  The wooden crank-up tripod has been damaged in earlier
>>> storage and is missing some parts.  But, the thing I'm really not
>>> interested in any more is the darkroom work. Guess I'll pass for now.
>>> 
>>> Here is how I use old brass lenses:
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Here is a photo made on a cold morning with this lens:
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Pretty good resolution for a lens from the 1890s.
>>> 
>>> On 4/28/20 11:10 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
>>>> JIm, if you get the itch, KEH typically has quite a few view camera
>>>> lenses.  The may not be on the main site but on the Ebay side of the
>>>> business as they don't typically clean lenses that sell under 100-200
>>>> dollars.  Large format lenses are very easy to clean so even a little
>>>> fungus on an ugly lens shouldn't be a problem.
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm happy to see you finally met up with a Packard shutter, though the
>>>>> bulb appears to be connected with tubing and fittings like we used in
>>>>> the wind tunnel business in the 50s and 60s.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Help me with the Cooke nomenclature.  Does PS945 mean Pinkham and Smith
>>>>> 9-inch f/4.5 lens?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've got my father-in-law's old wooden 8x10 studio camera in a box under
>>>>> a bunch of stuff in the garage, but no lens or shutter.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You've got some nice looking gear there.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/28/20 4:18 AM, Richard Man wrote:
>>>>>> Leica Thambar, eat your heart out ;-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://richardman.photo/2020/04/ps-visual-quality-vs-ps945/
>>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>> --
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Don
>> don.dory at gmail.com
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