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Subject: [Leica] Summarex owners (was Is there anyone out thereusing/interested in LTM?)
From: jblack at ambio.net (John Black)
Date: Thu Jan 12 10:17:09 2006
References: <20060111213823.54156.qmail@web34004.mail.mud.yahoo.com><p06230905bfeb2ceb71f4@[192.168.100.100]><20060112031724.GA23982@panix.com><p0623090bbfebfc0afd3d@[192.168.100.100]> <9453922.1137080837202.JavaMail.simonpj@mac.com>
> Hi Alex,
>
> I use a Summarex quite often - on M's and on a IIIf. At apertures smaller
than f2.8 I think it hardly shows its age at all. At f2 it's not that far
off the early 90 Summicron. And wide open it is capable of wonderful images,
as long as they aren't ruined by flare, which is hard to predict for.
>
> It's far more than just a, very, pretty face.
>
> Simon.
I, too, use a Summarex for B&W portraits at full aperture. Unequaled in
tonal range and a slight softening for older subjects and blemished teens
(is there any other kind;-). Used mostly on a IIIb with Pan F.
JB
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Message from corkflor at iol.ie (Alex Hurst) ([Leica] Summarex owners (was Is there anyone out there using/interested in LTM?))
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