[Leica] Viso III, Black 65 image examples

[pjtotoole at gmail.com (Peter O'Toole)]

Chris,
Stunning work -- mostly attributed to the fine print, or to the lens...  How
close are you to those toes?  I just bought the viso iii, so that's done --
I think the blk 65 is preferred.
Thanks.
Pete


On 8/17/07, Chris Saganich <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> wrote:
>
>
> I'm one of those folks who like the viso and take it out with me when I
> think I'll be in some good macro situations.  Here are some examples of
> the
> Black 65 on a viso II (which is my perference) on my MP hand held in
> available light from infinity to as close as it will go without additional
> extension.  One handy feature of the black version is you can open the
> aperture all the way to focus and then close it down to whatever stop you
> were using without taking your face from the finder.  The lens has above
> average contrast which is a bitch for some B&W but once you get the hang
> of
> exposure and development the added resolution is a great asset.  The
> images
> below are triX processed in straight D23 which by definition is low
> actuance.  Having enlarged at least one of these images (the giant leaf)
> to
> 16x20 I was impressed by the definition which remained despite being hand
> held in low light at full magnification.
>
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs045.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs046.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs047.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs048.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs049.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs050.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs051.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs052.htm
> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2007/bs056.htm
>
>
> Chris S
>
> At 04:59 PM 8/16/2007, you wrote:
> >There is a big difference in the performance of the chrome and later
> black
> >65mm Elmar lenses.  The chrome version is a low contrast lens that gives
> a
> >pastel like performance that is charming in a way.  The black Elmar is a
> >high contrast lens with much improved resolution.  It is one of my
> >favorite lenses, and is great on the viso or R bellows.  The performance
> >on the edges is not the best at infinity, but the lens is designed for
> >close-up work, and is a delight in this range.  Erwin Putz does not
> >consider either of these lenses as being exceptional performers, and
> makes
> >a comment that the Elmar design is not optimum for macro work.  I don't
> >agree with him on this in regard to the performance of the black
> >version.  I might also add that the 100mm f4 macro Elmer for the Leica R
> >series cameras is also a classical Elmar design, and it performs quite
> >well both in near and far distances.
> >
> >Ferrel Anderson
> >
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