[LRflex] Portait with a 70 year old Leitz Hektor 1.8/73mm on the G1
- From: pwerner <pwerner@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:42:38 +0100
The Leitz Hektor 73mm f/1.9 was produced from 1931 to 1942. It is a
“portrait” lens that produces pictures in a pleasant sort of 1930s softness
and shallow DOF. Color saturation is also much lower than on modern lenses;
flare is high if not controlled. It is a challenging lens to use, especially
wide open. Except for formal portraits, it is not very useful as a short
telephoto. 70 years after it was made, it is still interesting. At 6.3 or
higher, it becomes sharper. See my pictures with the M8 at
http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/mes...tml?1175995908
Here a typical portrait: soft, low contrast, low color saturation.
http://www.leicaphoto.net/discus/messages/7/4694.html?1237836500
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