Hello Bob,yes indeed - "Made in Munich" - the lens I used seems to be pretty good, but only if you point it in the right direction. :-)
Any kind of contrejour or strong light form the side makes the shots look as if taken through a glass of diluted milk. In some cases it makes quite a nice, dreamy atmosphere, but most are candidates for immediate deletion.
Thanks for taking the time to take a look and write. Best from Hannover Douglas On 01.05.2010 15:11, BOB KISS wrote:
DEAR DOUGLAS, I seem to recall that I had a Steinheil enlarging lens many years ago. Was yours made in Munich (Munchen)? It wasn't the sharpest lens but the little flair and lack of contrast did give a subtle tonality as one might expect from "old photos". It works very well with your very colorful flower photos. CHEERS! BOB -----Original Message----- From: leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:00 AM To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; LUG; LEG Subject: Fresh blooms -not so fresh lens Just been playing around with some old lenses in the garden. These are what happen when you put a Steinheil Cassarit 2.8/45 (M39 screw mount but not LTM) from a Braun Paxette on the front end of a DSLR. The lens was probably built around 1955 (when I was 3 years of age!). It seems to be doing quite well, although it's very prone to flare and lack of contrast in some lighting situations. Fitted directly to a Canon 20D with an M39 to EOS adapter. Aperture set at f5.6 Yellow daisies http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0894.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0895.jpg.html Apple blossom http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0896.jpg.html Bleeding Heart http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0902.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0903.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/Flowers__MG_0904.jpg.html Best viewed large Hope you like them - I think I'll be keeping this lens. Cheers Douglas __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5076 (20100430) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.
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