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Subject: [Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar
From: cartersn at nsula.edu (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu Dec 1 04:08:20 2005
References: <a2f8f4470511300449q7621eb8fs9a4f489107e36ee1@mail.gmail.com> <BFB339A8.904C%bdcolen@comcast.net> <6.1.0.6.2.20051130082817.1206dcf0@192.168.100.42> <003101c5f5d6$37d29040$6400a8c0@ted> <6.1.0.6.2.20051130133650.120ca670@192.168.100.42> <003501c5f602$32392320$f7d54154@desktop> <6.1.0.6.2.20051130155113.120b04a8@192.168.100.42> <a2f8f4470512010025w109fe374k733a1cc6b3a17017@mail.gmail.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20051201004055.1207bc00@192.168.100.42> <438EC8CA.8030009@summaventures.com>
The question, if I recall, was does the old lens cause the picture to be
flat and gray. Geebee showed that it does not.
Now the thread is twisting around to "taste."
I have old lenses, and shoot them often. The results don't come out flat.
Hazy is OK. Lazy is not.
SonC
Richard wrote:
>
> OK, let me see if I can explain: first and foremost, I suppose I am
> really weird, but I sort of like the slight hazy look. I don't mean I
> would want them in all my pictures, but I honestly am not pulling
> anyone's legs that to me they have certain charms. Obviously it looks
> like we have something like 100 vs. 1 with me being that lone opinion
> there, but I can accept that. I like GeeBee's mods too but I personally
> *may* still not do it that way.
>
Replies:
Reply from kennybod at mac.com (Kenneth Frazier) ([Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar)
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Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar)
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