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Subject: [Leica] More photos added, Zeiss Planar 50mm/2
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri May 6 18:38:18 2005

Thanks for the info, Steven.
Very useful.

Philippe


> From: Steven Keirstead <keirst@fas.harvard.edu>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 16:06:40 -0400
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Cc: <pandora.be@harvard.edu>, <philippe.orlent@fas.harvard.edu>,
> <at@fas.harvard.edu>
> Subject: [Leica] More photos added, Zeiss Planar 50mm/2
> 
>> philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
>>  Date: Thu May 5 15:18:02 2005
>> 
>> Steven,
>> What film did you use?
>> Thanks,
>> Philippe
> 
> Salut Pilippe,
> 
> I use a variety of color print films, not having settled on one since
> Kodak discontinued the wonderful Supra 200. I like the Fuji NPC 160
> so far, so that may be my leading candidate to replace Supra. No
> doubt Fuji will release some improved version that will require
> different color balances.
> 
> I make my own prints in a home darkroom with a Fujimoto CP31
> processor, and homemade chemistry. I have mostly been printing on
> Fuji Crystal Archive Type C paper, but I am starting to use Kodak
> Ultra Endura for some of my prints on 11X14" paper, to make lower
> contrast subjects pop.
> 
> See below for films/conditions used for the four CZ Planar images.
> 
> At 3:38 PM -0400 5/6/05, <keirst@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>> Hi LUGgers,
>> 
>> See : http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~keirst/  again for more new
>> pictures.
>> 
>> Those interested in the Zeiss Ikon 50mm/2 Planar ZM can se examples
>> with these pages:
>> 
>> http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~keirst/boston/boston13.html
> 
> Fuji NPC 160 rated at about 40 ISO, Tripod Mounted M7, f/5.6, 15 sec.
> 
>> http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~keirst/boston/boston16.html
> 
> Fuji NPC 160 rated at 125 ISO, Handheld M7, f/5.6.
> 
>> http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~keirst/boston/boston17.html
> 
> Kodak Portra 800, rated at 500 ISO, Handheld Hexar RF, f/5.6.
> 
>> http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~keirst/boston/boston21.html
> 
> Fuji NPC 160 rated at 125 ISO, Handheld Hexar RF, f/2.8, 1/4000s.
> 
>> 
>> It's a very well made, sharp, flare resistant lens that works well
>> with Leica M7 or late Hexar RF. All four were shot without hood or
>> filter.
>  
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