Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31
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G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: It does, (for an old school
classic ;-) it does.
And look at the Neopan 400 in XTOL 1:3 with a modern 50 (yes wide open).
This ain't no old style aberration "glow" ;-)
Cheers
Hoppy
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 400 and the Mighty Collapsible 'Cron
it does write very nicely
ric
On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:13 AM, bob palmieri wrote:
> 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
>
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