[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[Don Dory]

Interesting.  I have gravitated to the "better" enlarging lenses especially
the higher element count and "APO" designated enlarging lenses.  The less
desirable lenses can be obtained for very reasonable prices and might bring
a more impressionistic view of the world.  With 39 to 42mm adapters and the
use of widely available 42mm focusing helicals the use of an enlarging lens
as a normal use lens opens up some interesting options for images.

I brought out my 50 3.5 Elmar to work with it and found I needed to work on
the aperture as it has become quite stiff.  I need to break out some of my
lenses more often.

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 6:46 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Very interesting and nice images!
>
> Some time ago I have purchased at an affordable price the Angenieux
> enlarging lens G10, it is a focal length of 48mm and F4, this small
> difference with the 50mm F 4.5 Focotar makes a remarcable difference on the
> enlarger, it is a great lens and it manage very well the highlights.
>
> One of the most interesting things of this lens is using it as a macro
> lens, the performance is superb, please look at:
>
> <https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=Angenieux%20G10>
>
> I have no reflex camera, neither Visoflex to experiment but as you can see
> even in non macro uses it is excellent, a member of Flickr has explained me
> how to use it but I don’t know how to do it, the lens I have is with an
> adapter to M39 screw.
>
> Lluis
>
>
> > El 4 oct 2023, a les 12:18, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va
> escriure:
> >
> > Greetings to all.  This week's images are all from my experiments with
> > lenses with optical flaws and doing impressionistic things with them.  We
> > start with a straight up close up with an enlarging lens on some
> extension
> > tubes probably down one stop.  I think this was one of the 80mm APO
> > Rodenstock lenses but it may have been the 105 Nikkor APO.
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/wandering+dude+sex+organs.jpg.html
> >
> > This was probably the same lens but moving to a neighbors yard.  I really
> > like the critter looking at me(see large)
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/staring+back+at+me.jpg.html
> >
> > This last one is back in my yard with probably the 110 Apo Lanthar at
> f2.5:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/beetle+on+Pride+of+Barbados.jpg.html
> >
> > All the best.
> >
> > --
> > Don
> > don.dory at gmail.com
> >
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Don
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