Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a couple of the RF's and M6. I am planning to conduct a real life test of the following lenses on each camera using a tripod and QR plates. 21 asph 35 1.4 Konica 50/f2 50 f/1.0 75 f/1.4 135 f/3.4 I will be taking 8 frames (two subject/ two close ups & two at infinity) with each camera/lens combo at the widest aperture and the other at 5.6. to see if there are any variations that warrants either fixing or selling the RF. My casual experience with RGF has been very good. - -------------------------------------------------------- Thanks Mehrdad Sadat - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Post Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 6:01 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Hexar RF focusing 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 > > > -- > Adrian Bradshaw > Corporate and Editorial Photography > Beijing, China > tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 > mobile +86 139 108 22292 > e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com > OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com > > website: http://www.apbphoto.com > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw.htm > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw_e.htm > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > >