Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB vs. modern lenses
From: "B. D. Colen" <BDColen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:31:23 -0500

Erwin will have to weigh in, but I'd put money on the differences in the
lenses -

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Donal
> Philby
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 1998 1:17 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB vs. modern lenses
>
>
> I have a book by Marc Riboud about Ankor Wat that was shot in the 60s
> and then in the 90s.  Considerable differences in the characteristics of
> the images.  The earlier are soft and newer are sharper and with better
> tonal smoothness.  All Leica.  I attributed the differences to the
> film.  Maybe not.
>
> donal
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