Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] VoigVoigtlander 28mm Question
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:43:14 -0400
References: <BLU146-W187C30673964F5682E8686C6920@phx.gbl> <020b01c9abf5$cd2aef10$6780cd30$@net> <CBCCF54C-93EE-45ED-BBF6-5F1DF1E54A7F@charter.net> <c7c8cf880903241056j41a7416fn89085ee21e13cd1b@mail.gmail.com> <A4482525-F739-458C-849A-DC226A237B27@charter.net>

here's a couple of wide-opens with the Voigtlander 28/1.9
one dark, one light

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/voigt/L8663140-2.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/L8661452.jpg.html

-rei


On Mar24 19:31, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
> The f1.9 had a tendency to flare.
> The whites were a bit washed out.
> The images were just never that crisp.
> Almost like shooting with a Noctilux:-)
> I like a little bit of bite in my contrast, Summilux style!
> S.d.
>
> On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Pasvorn Boonmark wrote:
>
>> Hi Slobodan,
>>
>> Is there any particular preference on f/3.5 v.s. f/1.9?
>>
>> Weight and size?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Pasvorn
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov
>> <s.dimitrov at charter.net> wrote:
>>> Couldn't agree with that more!
>>> Though I have a 21mm for my LTM kit, it does feel somewhat naked  
>>> without
>>> that 28mm.
>>> Now if they only would make a 25mm, which coupled to the RF, I'd be 
>>> in pig
>>> heaven.
>>> By the way, I preferred the 3.5f over the 1.9f.
>>> S.d.
>>>
>>>
>>
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino at panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey



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