Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Depth of field is a bit of a misnomer with this lens, which makes it extremely difficult to use. But speed is speed...:-) On 8/24/06 10:01 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > B.D. > Yep, I understand and agree, as I posted. > The wedding "glows" and those last two unsharpened shots have stacks of > resolution, gentle sharpness and tiny DOF and remind me of a medium format > with no grain and softer contrast, like an old Rollei 6x6 or similar wide > open (except for the DOF). > > Cheers > Hoppy > Still learning > & also shopping for one of those Rolleis (now where's that 1.2 Planar)? > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > B. > D. Colen > Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 11:10 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] You can buy the Noctilux 50 1.2 on *bay... > > The unsharpened images, Hoppy, are the first two - which, though the depth > of field is miniscule, are sharp and don't to be look as though the shot > was > taken with older, uncoated glass - though the wedding shots, in lower > light, > at lower shutter speeds and higher iso, indeed do. > > > On 8/24/06 8:55 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> B.D. no informed comment to make on the Noctilux. >> Regarding the Zuiko, I can certainly see, in the wedding shots, what Don > has >> described as the "glow". Disregarding the miniscule DOF, which I could > never >> master with 1.4's let alone bigger, the shots, as displayed, look to me in >> effect, like older uncoated glass and not at all like a relatively modern >> era Japanese SLR lens (70's or 80's Zuiko, Nikkor, Canon etc) >> >> It may well be some combination of lower light levels and quality, slower >> speeds, DOF, influencing the shots. Or also personal interpretation on >> appropriate sharpening for the subjects. >> That's not a value judgement, in fact for some of the wedding shots, I'm >> sure that folks would be very pleased to see just what you have shown. >> I don't see any unevenness suggesting any issue with the particular glass >> sample. No shortage of resolution in those last posted pics either. It >> always reminds me of medium format film (abetted by the absence of grain > in >> the digital image. Plus of course the "glow" isn't apparent at all to me > in >> many other photos that you have posted recently. >> Just my perception based on the low res versions on a computer screen. >> I do understand that you haven't applied any processing, including >> sharpening >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> Learning constantly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > B. >> D. Colen >> Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 09:54 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] You can buy the Noctilux 50 1.2 on *bay... >> >> For the buy-it-now price north of $5K - >> Or you can buy an Olympilux 55 1.2 for the buy-it-now price of....$355... >> And don't tell me it isn't sharp, Don. :-) >> Here's another example - and the second image is a crop at 100 percent. >> These are raw images, converted to black and white, with no in-camera or >> post-camera sharpening. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BDColen/OlympiLux2_14 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information