Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 8, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Hi Frank, > I always have a great enjoyable time reading the "LENS TESTING MAIL":-) > explaining what many of you do and go through with LEICA GLASS? :-) > When I went all "LEICA GEAR" many many years ago it never occurred to me to > test or compare to others. > My tests were always KISS! Click lens on camera and get on with the > assignment I had flown 4000 miles to shoot? > I just figured if I bought the best, LEICA? I need not be wasting time > testing. But then I rarely read camera manuals? OOPS! BAD! > However, film cameras were all pretty well the same? YEA RIGHT? :-) :-( > My today failures, with all this digital camera gear and computers? > I'm a total wreck making adjustments. > My operation routine with the computer first before I make "my > adjustments?" > Press "auto colour?" if it makes a slight change and my simple minded > response is?... "OH THAT LOOKS COOL!" I leave it and get on with contrast > etc. If they look "cool colour or touch of contrast etc.?" I LEAVE THEM BE. > "one click!" WHY? Well why screw around wasting time twiddling knobs and > pressing buttons. When if you shot it right in the first place and you felt > the auto-setting made it look like perfect? Why tweak an hour or so > screwing > around supposedly making it look better. > AFTER ALL!?? > ISN'T THE "CONTENT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR IMAGE?" ;-) > Ok, :-) So I'm pulling the "crew's" imaginations a bit as I realize and > have done so on occasions myself "twiddled" a colour slightly richer when I > thought it made the photo look? "REAL COOL!" :-) > But for me when you lads get into all the testing's you do with whatever? > Yes I do read them for my benefit just in case? Generally I don't do many > of > the suggestions. However? I very much enjoy reading them. :-) > cheers, > Dr. Ted O.C. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Frank Filippone > Sent: July-07-17 3:37 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] Less you scoff at R lenses compared to 21st Century M > lenses......... > > My 45 year old cypress fence is NOT interesting. It has interesting knots > that I use both for focusing and for evaluation of the lens. > > The images are WAYYYYYYYY too boring. Proper lens tests, even simplified > ones as I do, are best left to conclusions. Take them with a grain of > salt, > if you prefer. > > I wills see what I can do about the Noctilux vs 7Artisans actual picture > taking results. In those tests, it is not sharpness, but rather > fingerprint > that counts.... and might actually be interesting... > Imagine taking the $5000 out of your bag and replacing it with $369...... > and pocketing the difference..... THAT is interesting.... > > The Noctilux never was a sharpness related lens. It is faster by 1 stop > than the ultimate lens for the M, the 50 ASPH Lux. ( 2 stops faster than > the ASPH Summicron, that I do not own.) . > It has wonderful glow. That is what makes it special. Let's see if the > cheapie lens can approximate that look..... > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > It would be interesting to see the images though. > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information