[Leica] Southern Decadence, in B&W

[luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)]

Really interesting to know this information Jeffery, I understand you like
this lens. My father had a Contax with a Sonnar 50/1,5, and I've shot my
first serious pictures with it, a very nice lens, I have a great "souvenir"
of it.

I think that the older developpers, papers, or chemicals gave a less
contrasted aspect using this lens, and more reach on the midtones.

Saludos cordiales
Luis 

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De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Jeffery Smith
Enviado el: martes, 04 de septiembre de 2007 22:51
Para: Leica Users Group
Asunto: Re: [Leica] Southern Decadence, in B&W

Thanks for the comments guys. The camera was one of those new Cosina
rangefinders badged as a Zeiss Ikon. The 50/1.5 Sonnar is also the new one,
but it behaves exactly like the old one (I think Zeiss used the old formula
exactly). I very much like this lens. Shooting it fairly wide open throws
the background sufficiently out of focus to give it a 3-dimensional quality,
especially here:

http://www.400tx.com/files/PAW2007/2007-22.html

It's a little harder to focus up close when the field depth is very shallow.

http://www.400tx.com/files/PAW2007/2007-2.html and
http://www.400tx.com/files/NOLABW/26.html

It has a known issue with focus shift when changing apertures, but it is
still one of my favorite lenses.

Thanks again for the comments
--
Jeffery L. Smith
New Orleans, LA

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