Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alan, Reading your email I was thinking 'what could be worth all this trouble?' but the answer was in the result, particularly 'berries' and ' twig' which illustrate a beautiful effect. I don't know whether that 'look' can be created post process but I hope not. Your endeavour and skill deserves exclusivity. Great shots! --Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:29 PM Subject: [SPAM] [Leica] Autumn Color >I just posted three new pictures in the LUG Gallery. > > The berries and twig were shot digitally on a Canon EOS with what I call > my > V-Elmar or Velmar. It's a modified (by me) 135mm f/4.5 Elmar, ca. 1931. > It gives similar results to the 9" Wollensak Verito on my 4x5 Graflex, > thus > the V prefix. Here's the whole story: > > Since I can't afford a Thambar, but like old fashioned diffused focus > sometimes, I made my own.(But I have to use it on a reflex camera) I > bought an old, non coupled 135mm Elmar for $ 25.00. By taking out the > front set of elements, then unscrewing the rear one of these slightly, and > putting back the now separated set, I got spherical aberration that varies > with the f stop. Wide open there's quite a glow around highlights; > stopping down diminishes this glow gradually so by f 9 the lens gives > almost the original sharpness. Stopping down further, it's normal. My > favorite settings are approxf 5.6, f 6, and f 6.3. > I found a Leitz 135 short mount tube that I coupled with a Leica to Pentax > adapter, and a couple of thin extension tubes fitted to various T-mount > adapters. I can use this lens on Olympus, Pentax screw, Nikon, and Canon > EOS. > It's tricky to focus since the point of maximum contrast in the finder is > not the optimum focus setting to get a sharp image overlaid with the glow. > > The links: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/V-Elmar+Berries_AMR.jpg.htm > l > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/V-Elmar+Twig_AMR.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Fall+Leaves_AMR.jpg.html > > Alan > > > Alan Magayne-Roshak > Senior Photographer > Photo Services > Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee > Information & Media Technologies > amr3@uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >