Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted: I have a Summarit, but have not used it for any of the stuff you described. I tried a summar for that type of stuff and concluded it was better just to use a modern lens and use a Tiffen Softar filter. In B&W it may be a different thing. I had a skinny 90mm Tele-Elmarit that was not that great with slide film, but had beautiful results in B&W. I saw a B&W picture of Clarke Gable backstage during the Academy Awards using the Summarit. It was pretty impressive. Regards, Robert At 08:17 PM 1/4/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Robert G. Stevens wrote: > >>> With the cost of re coating a lens, it is probably cheaper to return the > > lens to the seller and find one in better shape. The Summarit is not that > > sharp and contrasty even in the best of shape when used at the wider >apertures.<<<<<< > >Hi Rob, > >But this is the part of the Summarit that invites moody kind of >pictures...... > >>The Summarit is not that sharp and contrasty even in the best of shape ><<<<<<<< > >If you use it where you want some interesting late night or shooting through >blossoms or flowers at a beautiful woman and this lens is gorgeous wide open >or nearly so. > >Actually some of them kind of mildew like create some very cool images. :-) >Seriously! :-) >ted > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > >-- >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