Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice, dreamy work! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/16/2016 5:08 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Jim, > > Very nice! > > One of my favourite lenses for flower shots is also a Steinheil. A > Cassarit 45/2.8 (made for a Braun Paxette). > > Just like your 85, it delivers deliciously dreamy backgrounds and > wonderful colours (looks as if mine has around 16 iris blades - could > be more!) > > The haze around the petals is probably because I didn't bother > cleaning the front element properly;-) > > Here are a couple of samples from a while ago: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/163205-1/63_MG_9476.jpg > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/163199-2/41_MG_9474.jpg > > Taken with the lens with all sorts of adapters (M39 to M42 and M42 to > CY) on Novoflex bellows (CY to Canon EF) on my trusty Canon 20D. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > On 16.06.2016 10:12, Peter Dzwig wrote: >> Jim, >> >> I think my personal favourite is the fiest one you posted I think >> because of >> depth of colour. >> >> It's true about the old lenses working well with modern technology. >> When I first >> got my X-Pro1 I put a Jupiter with an M adapter and the Fuji M >> coupler and was >> amazed by what it would do in low light. I have also used most of my >> other LTMs >> on Fuji's and they work well without exception. >> >> Peter >> >> On 16/06/2016 03:23, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> I looked through the images I made with the Steinheil Munchen >>> Culminar 85/2.8 >>> lens, made in 1950, to see if I could find a clear one to evaluate. >>> This small >>> image of a Blue Jay in open shade was cropped from the 100% image >>> and was not >>> resized. It represents less than 7% of the area of the original >>> image. I did >>> go through my normal post processing routine, including Focus Magic >>> and Neat Image. >>> >>> Considering the difficulty I had in manually focusing at f/4 in the >>> shade, I was >>> favorably impressed by the lens. Made with a Leica LTM adapter on >>> the Fuji X-E1. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/7+Per+Cent+Crop+of+100+Per+Cent+Image+from+Steinheil+Culminar+85mm+Lens.tif.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >