Re: The Leica Challenge Cup! Playoff!

["Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>]

Neat idea! But from the perspective of the darkroom, an 8x10 enlarged full
frame could be a little too close to call, especially if all lenses were
shot at optimum apertures. How about an 8x10 that is "cut" from what would
be an 11x14 enlargement?  That larger size is where I begin to see the
differences even between some of my Leica lenses.

Gary Todoroff

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> From: ted grant <75501.3002@CompuServe.COM>
> To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: The Leica Challenge Cup! Playoff!
> Date: Sunday, August 31, 1997 2:48 PM
> 
> Dan CArdish wrote:
> 
> <<<I have been toying with the idea of preparing a set of photographs of
a
> similar subject (a model I may be photographing in a week or two)  taken
with
> three different 50mm lenses, the 50mm DR Summicron, the Minolta AF
50/1.4, and
> the Nikon 50mm AI.  Maybe I will bring along my Leitz Summilux 50 as
well.  I
> will try to make 3 (or 4) identical 8x10 prints from them. The lighting
will
> likely be near sunset, so all of the pictures should have a nice "glow"
about
> them.  >>>>>>
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> Great idea!!!  <<<I would be willing to mail them to you, Ted, to give
you the
> "Leica Challenge".  Perhaps you could then forward them along to another
> interested LUGer, who could add his/her own guesses as to which lens took
which
> picture. >>>>>
> 
> This adds another learning experience for all of us who wish to have a
shot at
> it. You number the prints and then we "e-mail private" to you our guess
and
> comments. Then each person mails the prints onto next inline with each in
their
> turn doing the same thing over a period of 8 weeks (?) or less depending
how far
> they had to travel.
> 
> You correlate the end results and what a surprise that will be! :)
> 
> Hell I hate being stupid! :) Certainly after all I've said. :) But it's a
great
> challenge and I'm in for sure! I guess we need some way of creating the
"Leica
> Challenge Cup!" list so each one can move it quickly to the next
contestant. Any
> efficient ideas folks?
> 
> OK Dan lets have a go at 'em! :)
> 
> ted