Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] Plaça Catalunya
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:49 -0700
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On Oct 16, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> When Nathan and me we go to Perpignan we have commented that I was  
> appreciating that many of my old lenses was delivering better  
> rendition on the M8 than on my M's film cameras. Nathan's theori has  
> many sense, the sensor on the M8 is smaller and it take the best  
> part of the lens, the center area. Nathan said me that many people  
> was deceived when Canon has delivered the first full format cameras.  
> they had better rendition with the old ones...

make great sense...the properties of the lens are similar film/digital  
but selective and enhanced as only the best/central portion of the  
lens is being used,


I like it,  unless you want vignetting etc...

Steve



>
> I don't know Steve, what I see is that this lens is giving me a very  
> nice tones of B&W, a little bit nostalgia style, and I'm very happy.  
> Usually I use it at F4 if I can, it seems that it has it better  
> rendition at this stop. The only care are the strong backlights, the  
> lens flare, but I can correct quite well on PS.
>
> Thanks for looking Steve,
>
> Amiti?s
> Lluis
>
>
> El 17/10/2009, a las 1:43, Steve Barbour escribi?:
>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1004448_1bw.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> M8, with Cooke Amotal
>>>>
>>>> I`m going to post more pictures with this old lens, I like very  
>>>> much  the redition on the M8, much better than on film
>>
>>
>> Lluis,  fascinating, excellent image and appearance,
>>
>> let me pursue this please...
>>
>>
>> how is it different on the M8?  and why  ?
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> amities, Steve
>>
>>
>>
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