Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What causeth diaphragm-shaped lights?
From: "Gareth Jolly" <garethjolly@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 19:32:15 +1000

Can you post the shots?

What sort of enlarger were they printed with - glass or glassless negative
holders?

Regards
Gareth Jolly

Sydney, Australia
http://www.users.bigpond.com/garethjolly/


- -----Original Message-----
From: Richard J. Wyble <rwyble@erols.com>
To: Leica User Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 10:28
Subject: [Leica] What causeth diaphragm-shaped lights?


>Couple of weeks ago sitting in a restaurant at a window table taking
>pictures of my grandaughter, using available light from the window, my
>back to the window, the little darling across the table from me, dark
>restaurant interior in the background. Some small low-level "mood"
>lights are included in several frames and show up on film as
>diaphragm-shaped sources of light.
>
>The lens is a new Summicron-M 50mm and has a new Leica UV filter over
>it, all quite clean. What's likely causing the distortion? Reflection of
>the light off the back of that filter? Or something else?
>
>  rwyble@erols.com                  Worcester, Massachusetts
>  Richard J. Wyble
>