[LRflex] Re: B&W of Stonehenge, & Salisbury Cathedral monochromes
- From: LEICAFLEX <leicaflex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:31:20 -0700
Hi Philippe,
Yes it is indeed the one. Images are generally contrasty, tack sharp
and have a 'sparkle like champagne'. When traveling light with the
SLR, this is the lens I can depend on. The macro mode is excellent -
and "bokeh" in macro mode ain't bad at all, I've taken some very
contrasty and sharp flower shots.
In regular mode, even at 70/4, the bokeh is only OK - that's when one
says to oneself to stick to longer lenses for portraits and such. BTW
Leica makes one with ROM contacts for R8/9 which costs a lot more
(!)....but mine is the older version which assumably has the same
optics, just without ROM contacts. Bought it used for about $700 on
eBay and met the seller at a Starbucks in Hayward for local pickup
about 2 years ago. I've used it a bit more than the 70X3 Angenieux
($500 eBay local pickup too). Sometimes I wonder if the minimal 5.6
f-stop, for v. good to excellent performance, is a compromise,
considering you can go to 2.8 with your 35X2 Angenieux. Therefore I
have been following your photo postings with interest. How is your
35X2 Angenieux wide open at 2.8, or do you have to stop down to 3.5 or
4 to optimize?
Best wishes, Eric
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> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:48:32 +0200
> From: Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: B&W of Stonehenge, & Salisbury Cathedral monochromes
>
> Hi Eric,
> Is this the one lense you've been using?
> here <http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/rseries/testr/ve43570.html>
> I wish I had one too.
> Yours
> Phileicangenieux
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