Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ted...what's even more intriguing in terms of the champagne and water glasses is the difference color correction in PS makes. The shot I posted is color corrected, and does look like what I saw - but the uncorrected shot, which I'll post later for a side-by-side - has an orange/golden cast and really looks like a Christmas ad for champagne... On 8/20/06 1:18 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > B. D. Colen showed: > Subject: [Leica] Shooting with the Olympilux > > >> Better known as the 55 f 1.2 Zuiko lens for the OM series, mounted on an >> E1 >> - which makes it a 110 f 1.2.... >> >> I played with it a bit while shooting a wedding yesterday....for some >> reason >> my images are showing up in the gallery lighter than they are on my >> computer screen, but that aside.... >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BDColen/Olympilux6 and 5,4,3,2, and 1 - >> >> Knock yourselves out....Me, I'm quite taken with the Olympilux glow, and >> was >> pleasingly surprised by the bokeh given what we get with some other f 1.2 >> and 1 lenses. ;-) <<<< > > Hi B.D., > The "people glow" is a nice effect with an internal kind of sharpness, much > like the old old leica glass! Of course everyone gets wet pants with > excitement when referring to "Leica glow," so it'll be interesting to read > the comments about this lens. :-) > > What I was really taken with were the photos of the wine glasses and > flower, > those with the berry and liquor bottles. Maybe you should look into doing > some "fashion and advertising" assignments while using that lens. ;-) > > Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But that lens creates some very nice > "dreamy kinds of effect." Not to forget it's all "natural no flash > photography" which captures the light of the moment and not some flash > light > blasted exposure. ;-) > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information