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

[Sonny Carter]

http://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/leica-s1-first-leica-digital-camera.html
essentially a scanner.

Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 1:23 PM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> 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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