Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/30

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Subject: [Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar
From: langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer)
Date: Wed Nov 30 14:43:18 2005
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20051130133650.120ca670@192.168.100.42> <BFB386B0.909D%bdcolen@comcast.net> <6.1.0.6.2.20051130141051.12086868@192.168.100.42>

A good, clean Summar with no microscratches (that front element is SOFT) can
render a decent amount of contrast.  Assuming that your example doesn't have
the front element problem, a good cleaning should give a significant
improvement in contrast.  It won't rival your Summicron, but stopped down,
it can be a decent performer.  And wide open, mine has turned out some
lovely portraits.  As for flare, the Summar comes with a very deep hood that
helps to control this.  The hood for the 50/3.5 Elmar also fits, and while
it isn't quite as good on flare control, it is certainly much more compact.

Mark

On 11/30/05, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
>
> At 01:41 PM 11/30/2005, B. D. Colen wrote:
>
> >I'm not Ted, and I don't play Ted on t.v. - But good God, is this really
> a
> >serious question..."assume that the flat contrast is from the lens
> >alone...do you think a lens like this is more detrimental than adding to"
> >the photos? No, of course not, not unless you actually like flat, washed
> >out, gray images. There's a reason that Leica no longer makes the same
> >lenses it made in the 1930s! :-)
>
> That is a serious question. I guess the question is "how many people like
> the 30s look?" :-) I mean not everything of course, but clearly
> photography
> isn't always about the most detailed, the highest contrast? I mean, there
> are people shooting with Holga, Lomo, Lensbaby etc.! (but I confess I have
> never tried any of those)
>
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
> use richard at imagecraft.com)
>
>
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