[Leica] Don's PAW 18, Friends, or how to love an early Summicron

[n.wajsman at chello.nl (Nathan Wajsman)]

Jeffery,

Acros does scan great, whether developed in XTOL (which I use when I
develop it myself) or in Fuji Neopan developer (which s-Color in
Amsterdam, my current lab, uses).

Nathan

Jeffery Smith wrote:
> 
> 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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