Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14

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Subject: [Leica] Who needs an M8 when you have Neopan?
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Sep 14 19:01:07 2006

Crop 18 - dog over shoulder - is a real classic Richard - wonderful image. I
have to say I'm not a fan of the bokeh though.


On 9/14/06 9:52 PM, "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:

> Last time I posted pictures from a 70+ years lens (Summar), people thought
> the contrast is a bit low. Well, I think this 50+ Nikkor 50/1.4SC fares
> better in that aspect. I shot a whole roll with most of the shots @1.4, and
> even after 50 years, it's quite decent. Ergonomically speaking, it sucks,
> as the focus is a bit stiff on my and there are gunky thing on the front
> ring (I also found that you can unscrew the front lens assembly out, neat -
> I think). I suppose it may need a CLA.
> 
> Enjoy?
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/091406/
> 
> So what do you think about the bokeh or the glow :-)?
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
> use richard at imagecraft.com)
> 
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