Very nice Old glass sometimes is a miracle greetings axel ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:56 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: Fresh blooms -not so fresh lens > > Bien amicalement > Philippe > >> 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 >> >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
