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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Silky Soft:85's
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sun Nov 16 07:30:15 2008
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Boy you guys like your stuff. I thought I was bad.

Alan, your Nikor 2/85 looks really good. I really like your "Hank"  
picture. No wonder you won a prize with it.

Len


On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008
>  Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net>
>
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>> ...snip..., other alternatives are Schneider Tele Xenar  
>> 2,8/10,5cm, Angenieux 2,5/90,
>> Sonnar 2/85, Serenar 2/85 or Nikor 2/85. All good lenses but I like
>> the same as you, the smoothnes, I have also a Summilux 75, for this
>> reason I think that the lenses can give me a new touch are the
>> Angenieux, the Schneider or the Sonnar. OTHO for the IIIF I would  
>> like
>> to have a lens not to big.
>
>> When I get one you will know it, if you have some experiences with  
>> the
>> lenses I've said, your comments will be welcome.
> ______________________________________________________________________ 
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> I don't know most of those lenses, but I have a LTM 85mm f/2 Nikkor.
> It has a multi-blade diaphragm that forms a nice circle, and is  
> physically
> among the smaller 85's.
> My main test for a lens is how it works at the wider apertures, so  
> here
> are some examples from it:
> At f/2:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ 
> DramaBaby_AMR.jpg.html>
>
> At f/2.8:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ 
> Fowl_AMR.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/ 
> Hank_AMR.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ 
> CowEye_AMR.jpg.html>
>
> I also have an Enna Lithagon LTM 85mm f/1.5, but haven't scanned  
> any negs from that
> yet.
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> UPAA POY 1978
> University Information Technology Services
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
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