Re: Fresh blooms -not so fresh lens
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 00:48:57 +0200
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
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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
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