Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Note: This is the other Sam. :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Sam Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:34 AM To: leica@topica.com Cc: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; MUGers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Leica] Re: Self-Portrait with Russkie-Leica You're a nice looking stud. Sam S Peter Klein wrote: > Just ran my first roll of Tri-X through my newly-CLA-ed Zorki-4 with > 50/2 Jupiter-8. I usually cringe at pictures of myself, but this one > I like: > > http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/ > > I'm in the center panel of a Water Closet Tryptich, otherwise known as > a 3-panel bathroom mirror. 1/30th at f/4, developed in Xtol 1:1. > > This lens is decidedly not as sharp or contrasty as my 50 Summicron. > But it has some real possibilities for "retro" looking people pictures. > > Another data point in the "Ivan the Incompatible" controversy: The > Jupiter-8 won't focus to infinity on my M6TTL. It stops at about > where 30 meters should be on the lens barrel. Oddly, my C/V Nokton > 50/1.5 will focus to just a gnat's eyebrow shy of infinity on the > Zorki, as will the Jupter-8, and the Nokton is just fine on the > Leica. Go figure. > > --Peter > > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- > This email was sent to: sam@osheaven.net > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8PXs.bewmvv.c2FtQG9z > Or send an email to: leica-unsubscribe@topica.com > > For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: > http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > - -- 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