Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/01

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Subject: [Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Thu Dec 1 13:13:21 2005
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At 09:50 AM 12/1/2005, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>Something strikes me here..there is a lot of sharpness in the clothing, 
>but the face seems somewhat o/f. Is the problem here ome of a low-contrast 
>neg PLUS focussing?

All very possible. My eyesight isn't the greatest although I don't have to 
wear glasses YET. The LTM is new to me so I definitely may have problems 
using the rangefinder. It certainly is not the same as the M7/MP.

At 10:15 AM 12/1/2005, George Lottermoser wrote:
>The issue isn't about 'the 30's look.' The prints made in the 30's from
>30's technology did not appear flat and without tonal range from white
>to black. So the question remains - did you intend to achieve the effect
>which you presented? One would have to assume so - because the
>technology, once scanned, allows you to present whatever dynamic range
>you'd like.

By now I will have to admit that the pictures could be better 
post-processed and presented :-)


// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com) 


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