Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm going to stick my neck out really, really far, here - (and then run off to teach tonight's class, saving me until tomorrow from the flames ;-) ) I don't think that there is any question that Rei is one of the better photographers on the LUG, but that lens is a pig. I can see using a Noctilux, with all its glaringly obvious faults, when it is the only piece of glass with which one can capture a particular image worth capturing. Which generally means something happening in virtually no light. But when used to take this kind of photo, it produces images that can literally make a viewer slightly dizzy and nauseaus. As I look at the upper several images, I'm not sure whether a lens element is out of wack, or vasoline has been smeared across part of the lens. And as I look at the bottom image, I get the feeling that a sharp photo of a child has been cut out and inserted into a blurry forground and background image. Again, I'm not talking about the photography as such - these photos, if taken with, say, a Summilux 75 opened up, would have been lovely. But this lens, under these circumstances, is an image killer. Sorry. B. D. Mike Gil wrote: > Rei, > > Great pictures. I like the one where your daughter is > laying on the leaves. The swirling effect created by > the Noct makes the picture even better, than it > already is. First time I've seen this effect I need > to point my Noct down more offen. I think if Smith > had a Noct, he would of spent much less time in the > darkroom. The darkroom effects created by the Noct > seem so natural to the eye. The burnt in corners > created by the Noct draws you into the subject. > > mike gil > --- Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com> wrote: > >>this is my final set in my latest round of scanning! >> >>i was motivated by the beautiful autumn we enjoyed >>this year. >>so here my first color images with the noctilux, 75 >>lux, etc. >>fuji reala. >> >>http://www.shinozuka-family.com/200110autumnlux1/ >>(3 pages) >> >>my personal favorites are the second page. >> >>link to those pages and all my stuff: >>http://www.shinozuka-family.com >> >>-rei >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see >> > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html