Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan (1) I like the shot- but you mentioned 'keystoning'- was that due to the inherent distortion in that particular lens, or from having it not absolutely level? Also- I noticed that the sky was apparenly 'plain'- not your fault as either it was uniformly overcast or cloudless, but it made me wonder if there was a way to attach a yellow filter to the 12? I was pleased to find that the Zenit 20mm allows you to screw little filters to the REAR of the lens, and was wondering if the Heliar afforded the same convenience? I know there is a real emotional trigger mentioning filters, but with B&W I do use them for certain effects, and have found that a red filter in some cases actually 'sharpens' some images( Just an observation aside, and one which I have not yet fully explored) I might get to like the Heliar, even if I'd need to lose a few kilos to keep my considerable avoirdupois out of the frame!! Also- I have found that the wide angle does seem to 'fool' the meter in the camera, and often I use a handheld and get better exposures as a result. I think that with the handheld, I tend to meter on the 'central' subject, and if it comes out properly exposed, the rest of the shot seems to 'fall' into place. All in all, your use of the Heliar seems very effective. Do you have some samples of more 'up close and personal' street shots, perhaps? I would be interested in seeing those as well! Dan (2) ( My friends call me "Roundbo"....) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Cardish" <dcardish@sympatico.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 15mm Heliar--Vignetting & Underexposure > It's even worse with the 12. Even when you point it down, you get tons of > sky. I usually use the "sunny f16 (or f11 in my variation)" rule most of > the time with this lens. > > By the way, here's another example of a photo taken with the Voigtlander > 12. For this I made heavy use of Photoshop's perspective controls to try > and correct the keystoning. I might have actually overdone it slightly. > > http://www.photoartworld.com/artgallery2.jpg > > dan c. > > At 09:33 AM 02-04-01 -0400, Howard Wells wrote: > > > >I agree with Ted Grant about using incident metering with this lens. > >I've shot with a Nikkor 15mm lens as well and unless you are careful > >with your center-weighted TTL metering you are likely to get > >underexposure. > > > >As for the quality of the Heliar I find it very satisfactory. I shot a > >50' wide mosaic under less than perfect conditions--could not get more > >than 10' away from the piece and harsh sunlight--and the results were > >lovely with Provia 100 F. I've only used one sample of the lens but it > >is a great bargain. > >Howard Wells > > >