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Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW 18, Friends, or how to love an early Summicron
From: dorysrus at mindspring.com (Don Dory)
Date: Fri Apr 30 19:12:16 2004

Jeffrey,
These two were Acros:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/aiselementarychorusduo

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/primarychorusVportrait_001

Souped in Xtol 1:3 for 17.5 minutes at 68F.  Speed set at 100 which
seems to be the true speed in my universe.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Jeffery Smith
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:49 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Don's PAW 18, Friends, or how to love an early
Summicron

I just bought a brick of Acros in hopes that it will scan well.
Specifically which shots were done with Acros, and what did you soup it
in? I bought some FX50 because the Brits seem to think that the two were
made for one another.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don
Dory
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:35 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW 18, Friends, or how to love an early
Summicron

Earlier this week we were talking about the early collapsible Summicron.
At a school concert I shot two rolls trying to challenge a radioactive
Summicron (serial # 9936XX, collapsible, cleaned by John).  For many
reasons this image stood out to me so it is my main image.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/elementarychorusFRIENDS

My first alternate is this image using Acros at 1/8 and F2 to stress the
system:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/aiselementarychorusduo

The following images aren't special as images, but do serve to
demonstrate the performance of the old Summicron in fairly challenging
situations.

Close in at F2.8-4 with a large light source just in image.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/elementaryleaderchorus

Medium shot at F2 at around 1/8:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/primarychorusVportrait_001

At near focus limit at F4.5 very strong light source just outside of
image:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/sophiemiddleschoolchoir

Showing the light source causing the flare.  Outside was a bright sunny
day, inside exposure with 1600 ISO was about 1/60 at F4.5.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summicron/strongbacklightelementarychoird
irector

I hope that this series demonstrates that with the exception of modern
coatings, the 50 year old design holds up quite well when properly
cleaned up.

Comments always welcome.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com


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