Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Ted Said: >>>Olden-times they didn't have the lens options we have today and I bet > there are lots of photos >>from those days that don't look so hot when > we'd look at them with modern day photographic eyes, >>expectations of > sharpness, contrast etc. Sonny responded: Subject: RE: [Leica] Retro Blast... Now sharpness and contrast. > I deal in old photographs every day, and with the exception of sun or > light faded items, most pictures are fine for contrast and sharpness. > > These for example: > > http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/MelroseProject.htm > > In the 20's and 30's film speeds were much lower than today, and many > lens apertures were in the f5.6 - 6.3 range. Tripods were frequent > companions because of these factors, but were just as cumbersome as > today; thus many photographers in olden days (like Ted ;-) could out > hand hold any of us in a slow exposure.<<<<<<< Hi Sonny, yer too kind good sir. ;-) What I meant was "in-relation to the Leica lenses of the olden days compared to the modern day wonders most of us work with these days." :-) There I think I clarified my meaning and will probably have stepped in it some other way. :-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited 1817 Feltham Road Victoria BC V8N 2A4 250-477-2156