28 Oct
2012
28 Oct
'12
7:37 p.m.
On Sun, 28 Oct 2012, Zane H. Healy wrote:
When it comes to the lenses, I use anything from 100+
year old
beaters, to state of the art Leica glass. One of my favorite lenses
on my Leica is a 80 year old 50mm Summar f/2, while it lacks the
perfection of the ~3 year old 50mm Summicron f/2 I have, it has more
character than just about any lens I have (the Summar was also one of
the cheapest lenses I own, in spite of being a Leica lens).
I've used a Summar for almost half a century. But, I would gladly trade
it for a Summicron of any age or focal length!
only scanned at 2400dpi? The best prints I've
ever seen have been
8x10 contact prints made by Edward Weston. The sharpness of these
prints, especially given the lenses he was using, is enough to blow
ones mind!
They are incredible!
Weston and Adams are why I got my larger gear.
My 8X10 is a century old POS in very poor condition ($5 in 1970)
Someday I'll get a good one.
I recently got a PAIR of C-mount Goerz Hypars that I'm going to try on
Micro 4/3's
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com