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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Hexar RF focusing
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:01:12 -0500
References: <B63D4765.921C%apbbeijing@yahoo.com>

Adrian-
Such touting of the virtues of the Konica have me believing that you have
encountered a bad batch of Moo Goo Gai Bowwow, and that you may incur the
wrath of the Purists among us.
As an iconoclast who uses a strange assortment of LTM stuff- Leica mostly, I
admit, I am curioius as to whether you can detect any differences in the
Hexar lenses?
I used to have an old Konica AF that took surprisingly good photos, until
the foam in the door deteriorated and it started to leak light (Sometimes,
light would just dribble out- all over my shirt!). I think to that a lot of
the so called "Leica Look' can only be properly seen in transparencies since
no matter how great a lens you use to take the photo, a lot is lost in the
way it is printed.
I found out a long time ago that if I used a great lens to make an image,
and then used a $15 Voss enlarger lens to print it- it looked like it was
taken with a $15 lens. I remember too, seeing some shots of the Sistine
Chapel taken with a Summilux 75 on transparency film that simply blew me
away.
Have you tried very many transparencies? I am assuming in the affirmative
since you are involved in Corporate and Industrial Photography, but thought
I'd ask.
Dan ( sincere question, here!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "apbbeijing" <apbbeijing@yahoo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Hexar RF focusing


> FWIW my Hexar RF is spot on - after going astray twice and being fixed
> twice. I have had worse experiences with some Leica Ms. I have also heard
> that Leica Rs have their share of mis-aligned focussing systems though
mine
> are fine.
>
> The Hexar works fine even with my Noctilux, 135, 75/1.4 etc.
>
> The 50 Hexanon is a great lens: fully up to Leica standards IMHO though
the
> 40.5 filter size is inconvenient.
>
> The Hexar RF is now my most used rangefinder camera and after a couple of
> hundred rolls of film I feel it is proving itself nicely.
>
> Bests
>
> Adrian
>
>
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> Corporate and Editorial Photography
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> OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com
>
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