Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] Viso iii
From: pjtotoole at gmail.com (Peter O'Toole)
Date: Thu Aug 16 20:31:36 2007
References: <20070816161104.GW29557@panix.com> <C2EA3999.64F3A%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark,

I like it. The 65mm f3.5 black looks like the one.  The bellow ii has great
possibilities, but the photar lenses look very pricey.

Thanks.

Peter

p.s., I really like your work on your website.


On 8/16/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
> > peter
> >
> > http://www.shinozuka.org/m8-65v.JPG
> >
> > i just made this with the 65V (black version) on a viso III
> > on an m8. it's not a good image, being handheld and wide open,
> > and my happy hacker keyboard is obviously filthy.
> > but it shows at minimum focusing the magnification
> > of the setup.  the width from the G to K keys shown is
> > about 2-5/8"
> >
> > -rei
> >
>
>
> But you got instant feedback shooting digital gives you with the image.
> And
> you can "craft it" accordingly.
> So you could just keep shooting till you got just the quarter of the
> quarter
> in focus that you wanted.
>
> To me digital and macro go together like peanut butter and jelly.
>
> You'd have polaroids all over the darned place and it still wouldn't be as
> good.
>
>
> But you wouldn't get the "timeless quality of film".
> I picture macros of melting pocket watches but I don't think that's what
> the
> quote had in mind.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Harlem, NY
>
> rabinergroup.com
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Viso iii)
In reply to: Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] Viso iii)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Viso iii)