Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice to see how people look. Thanks! Daniel On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, 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 > > -- > 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