Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/01

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Subject: [Leica] Leica MM, First Photos
From: roark.paul at gmail.com (Paul Roark)
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:33:43 -0700
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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" ...
> These are with the Noctilux and 75 Summilux.  I can see I'm going to have
> to work on focusing.  ...
>  It seems to show up more in B&W than color. ...

Tina, it's interesting that you're finding the B&W less forgiving of
focusing errors.

I'm half thinking of selling my virtually new 50 Summilux.  The only
time I can get it perfectly focused is at infinity.  I've never found
with the types of landscapes I shoot that B&W can handle out of focus
areas the way color can.  The color is still there even if softer.
With B&W, it just becomes a void.

I am giving a talk at the end of the month and may leverage off this
concept to look at the differences in human perception relating to B&W
v. color.  It's always fascinated me.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com
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