Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, those work fine, I think. I like your fog and shot of your friend, Martin especially. I can't speak on the collapsible Summicron, however I am now completely sold on XTOL 1:3 for the Neopan 400. In my eyes really open mid-tones and the highlights get all glowy, to use the scientific term. Still the rich dark tones that I crave though. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: [Leica] Neopan 400 and the Mighty Collapsible 'Cron Folks - Shot some B&W over the past couple of weeks and was thinking about many things I've gleaned from a number of LUG participants. I'm getting dangerously close to settling on Neopan 400 in Xtol (at either 1:2 or 1:3) as my default M load, and the collapsible 'cron is currently a front runner for the delineating device. There seems to be a graceful character about the transition from the intended focus plane on outward. As much as I often cast aside the seemingly sentimental waxings of those who champion them old-school lenses I must say that I feel somewhat susceptible to a certain graceful ease of imaging. Here's a quick sample of stuff; the shot of guitar builder Ken Parker (someone with whom I work regularly) was shot with my regular working axe (Canon 20D) with a 50 1.8 Canon EF. The other three are of a more personal nature; they may therefore be of little interest to anyone other than myself. yet these kindof more intimate snaps are just the thing that the collapsible/film combo seems to deliver so well, to my eyes (all from the Neopan 400 roll developed in Xtol 1:2). http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/bw_08-07 Bob Palmieri _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information