Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not so sure I'd say it has bokeh I'd die for, but there is something I like about the shots. I think it has more to do with the series of expressions you captured than it does with the lens, but it wasn't working against you :-) Thanks. I don't think I've ever seen shots with a Summar and I've always kind of wondered. For a pocket camera, it's hard to beat one of these III's (c or f) and a Elmar. I really didn't like the Elmar at first, but now I've learned when to not even bother (for flare reasons) and concentrate on when it feels good. It kind of brings out the childish excitement in me about photography. Light is beautiful today ... but I have to work and it'll be gone before I'm finished. Daniel On 11/30/05, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > Someone was selling a IIIA+Summar for the price of a IIIA. I was looking > for a Summar but not a LTM, and well, who can resist a bargain :-) Took 5 > tries to load up the TMAX-100 that the seller thrown in (although I loaded > the 2nd roll the first try!) and I was shooting at F2 and F2.8 just to see > how the Summar performs. The thing flares like mad (does it glow....). > OTOH, the following pictures only have slight curve adjustment (lowering > the mid and dark points), USM micro contrast bump, clone stamps for dust > spots and nothing else. > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/LeicaIIIa.11.29.05/ > > Not bad, not bad at all. Not too many things work this well after 70 > years... TMAX-100 in DDX > > ...and Mark, just for you, I ordered another pouch of Tri X. Will use that > again when the DD-X runs out. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >