Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was being facetious. On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:15 AM, Jefffery Smith wrote: > >> You have to take into account that everyone in the photos is 59 >> years old. > > > oh ! they are 59 yo... > > that's why they look so good... > > so it's not the lens... > > > Steve > > >> ;-) >> >> Part of my enthusiasm is the dim lighting that was available to me >> in many of them. There is a big difference between f/1.4 and f/1.1, >> and many lesser lenses are soft wide open. I don't find the bokeh >> to be bad. Anyway, I'm happy with it. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Aug 6, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> On Aug 5, 2009, at 10:19 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>>> http://www.400tx.com/files/Hilltop/1.html >>>>> >>>>> They didn't need sharpening. This is a very sharp lens wide open. >>>>> >>>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> >>>> Jeffrey I don't think in digital photography its a thing where >>>> some lenses >>>> require sharpening and others do not because they're so sharp to >>>> begin with. >>>> Sharpening is pretty much part of the process. >>>> Though people are saying its not needed with an M8 because of the >>>> lack of >>>> anti aliasing pane of glass. No idea of that's true or not. I'm >>>> guessing >>>> they'd still need some slight sharpening. >>>> At the size we're looking at it on the screen you cant really tell. >>>> It could be resized. >>>> But it looks real soft to me. >>>> If the eyelashes are sharp they are too small to see. >>> >>> I took a look Jeffery, expecting to be blown away... >>> >>> truth to tell Jeffery, the images that I see look quite >>> fine...they should, they are jpegs that fill about 20% of my >>> screen... >>> acceptable, no more...not terribly impressive to me in any way, >>> you really can't tell more...nor should you. >>> >>> Not better than a dozen other 50mm lenses shot wide open, by you >>> and others over the years...my impression is if anything, I've >>> seen better. >>> >>> This lens may be great, these images don't prove it. >>> >>> Sorry, personally I can't see it, I always wonder how a new lens >>> would fare in a blinded taste test. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > best, > > Steve > > steve.barbour at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information