Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Daniel. I just got to these. The Rollei images have their normal impeccable quality. The fence post shot is a classic Rollei image, I think. Rebecca looks positively ethereal. I prefer the first though, as a picture, rather than test shot showing the lens characteristics. You need to excise that blob visible on her left hand. Almost a crime to spend that photo session with her as a test of the uncoated glass though. Since you are partly lens testing, my 2 cents is that I'm not a big fan of what the Sonnar has done tonally. I mean the reproduction of the highlight and darkest areas. Probably just my personal prejudice showing. I know lots of people prefer the "old glass" look. The bo-ke in the second of Rebecca distracts for me. What is the silk cord problem that you referred to with the Kiev body? Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Daniel Ridings wrote: > The whole week was spent on the road and working fairly intensely. The > moments to myself were walking to and from here and there (room and > office). > > http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/26.html > > Rolleicord V, Fomapan 400. > > The walk started at that shot and ended (it was a long walk) with Track > 6 at Copenhagen Central Station: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v26/07v26-0018.jpg.html > > The steps inbetween can be seen in the shoebox: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v26/?g2_page=2 > > or, with some sparse notes, in a blog: > > http://dlridings.net/blog/?p=16 > > I spent some time trying to remember which Kiev bodies acted up in which > ways by testing them with various lenses (35/50/90). My favorite body, > known to be well-matched to the lenses, broke a silk-cord on midsummer. > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v26/ > > Most of them were shot pretty close to wide-open in order to force out > any focusing issues. > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > 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