Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Heee heee. Yea, those soft focus lens are just magic. I have too many. Fortunately, they are inexpensive, comparing to Leica lens (what isn't, oh right medium format digital lens....( On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 5:30 AM Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com>wrote: > > >Alan, if you ever want to sell your 9" f/4 Wollensak Verito Diffused > Focus > >lens, let me know. I love soft focus lens.... > > ======================================================================================= > I would NEVER part with this lens. When I saw it in the display case at > the camera store in 1985, I knew right away > what a find it was. I guess they didn't, since it was priced at $12, and > had a card next to it that read "paperweight?" > At the same time I also bought a 19th century French brass focusing > magnifier, also for $12. The photo gods must > have been with me that week, since a day or two later I found the Graflex > at another photo place and it was the > perfect camera for the Verito, being an SLR. > > -- > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 > UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard http://imagecraft.com Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative