[LRflex] Re: Beroflex "close-focus"
- From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:57:39 -0700
Douglas Sharp wrote:
>in failing light, Beroflex 35-100mm set at 100mm f8 with close focus.
>The problem with the lens is, and now I remember why it was relegated to
>the shelf, the closest focus in normal mode is around 2,4 meters (9-ish
>feet).
>Anyway here are, in order :
>full frame
>crop, centre and bottom
>same crop sharpened with Neat Image, luminosity channel only.
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2852_edited_2
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2855_edited_1
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2855_sharpened
>No other processing was done on any of the frames.
>I must admit I'm quite impressed with this old bit of glass.
>The only problem was finding enough room to get back far enough between
>the garden furniture.
>cheers
>Douglas
Good Evenin' Douglas!
The o'l Beroflex is not a bad lens! Though Beroflex sounds vaguely=
Teutonic in nature, I'm betting it's a third-party Japanese lens.
Yes?
No?
I agree, 2.4 meters is not an inspiring close focus limit in normal use.=
No wonder they added a 'close-up' mode! Tell me, if you will, what is=
the close focus limit with the 'close-up' mode engaged. It still seems=
like about a meter or so... though I'm unfamiliar with the plant, so it's=
hard to judge.
BTW: I take it you now prefer "Neat Image" to "Focus Magic"? Certainly the=
sharpening seems effective and more subtle than FM. I've downloaded the=
Freeware version and will give it a try.
Thanks for the 'heads up'. And thanks for taking the time to make some=
quick shots in failing light, so that we wierdo's on the other side of the=
planet (where it's not yet noon) could have a peek! :-)
Cheers!
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC
CANADA.
Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
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