RE: [Leica] Lens challenge

["Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>]

Forget the optics or the image quality--I like the girl!

Dan (it's been a while)

P.S. c looks a bit soft to me.  a and d look sharpest, but I find the
jpeg-jaggies on her shirt distracting.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Cardish
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 9:42 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica@topica.com
> Subject: [Leica] Lens challenge
>
>
> OK, as promissed, here are four images taken with (in no
> particluar order):
>
> Nikor 50/1.4 AI mounted on Nikon F2
> Minolta 50/1.4 mounted on Minolta 9xi
> DR Summicron 50/2 mounted on Leica M6
> Summilux 50/1.4 mounted on Leica M6
>
> All these photos were taken on the same roll of film, and scanned so that
> the colour balance was as close as possible to each other (though
> I make no
> gaurantees that they are the best possible).  All Photoshop adjustments
> (such as curves) were saved and applied equally to all four images.
>
> As may be obvious, the sun was setting during the test, and it took some
> time to unload and reload the film into each of the four cameras, so
> exposures changed during the time of the test.  Also, I had no tripod and
> had to try and stay in one place for all of the photographs.
> And, last but
> not least, I had a bored model on my hands....
>
> Check out the last row of images (it will be obvious which ones apply) in
> the portfolio link at http://www.photoartworld.com/leica/.  Try and
> identify Photos A, B, C, and D.
>
> Perhaps if there is interest I will post enlarged sections of each image
> for further comparisons
>
> I hope to actually redo this entire site and amalgamate it with my other
> sites, along with better photographs.  Until then, consider this one to be
> the proverbial "under construction".
>
> One day I will try and repeat this test, under more constant
> conditions and
> with tripod etc.
>
> Dan C.
>