Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Made me laugh - my wife rarely likes my portraits of her. Typically, the shots I love she detests. Eric >From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's.. Now: upgrade >Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:47:08 -0400 > >Hi Eric: > >This is true... and I hope that my messages didn't read too strongly. > >I looked at the results from both 90mm lenses and picked a used non-APO >because my intent was to use it for portraits. As Doug writes, if you want >sharp, sharp, sharp then the APO is probably for you. I also have the APO >100 Macro and will probably never use it for portraits again, as I think >that it's much too sharp for that use... well, maybe not too sharp for a >face like Bob Dylan's. > >Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > >eric korenman wrote: > >>There is always the Gaussian Blur filter.. >> >>Eric >> >> >>>From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> >>>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's.. Now: upgrade >>>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:25:56 -0400 >>> >>>His wife and other women might not like the results. :-) >>> >>>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com >>> >>> >>> >>>Douglas Herr wrote: >>> >>>>Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>In that case may I suggest the 90mm Summicron-R. I don't see how a >>>>>90mm APO-Summicron-R ASPH can be much sharper. >>>>> >>>>>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com >>>>> >>>>>eric korenman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>NAW- gimme sharp sharp sharp! >>>>>> >>>>>>Eric >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>As much as I like the 90mm Summicron-R - and I think it's a superb >>>>portrait lens - if Eric wants sharp sharp sharp the non-APO 90 doesn't >>>>have the same mind-boggling detail-recording ability of the APO lenses, >>>>based on my experience with the 100 APO. >>>> >>>> >>>>Doug Herr >>>>Birdman of Sacramento >>>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Limited-time offer: Fast, reliable MSN 9 Dial-up Internet access FREE for 2 months! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/