Hi Carlos, Clearly messing with colour balance is easy to do in software, and so one can try the tri-X look on a picture you thought was in need of the Velvia look if you wish, using digital. I had not heard of anybody trying to emulate the look of different lenses in software though, could you direct me to some information about this, I would be most interested to investigate? > > The lenses situation is similar, good film lenses have > different "character" and the original Sonnar is > not the exception, digital media also tries to copy the film > lenses character via software, however, I quite understand, I would much rather have my grandaughter around than a photograph of her, but usually it is not possible and I certainly prefer a photograph over nothing if I can't have the real thing! (digital or chemical) as the Chinese > Emperor said when a craftsman showed him a mechanical > nightingale, "why to hear the false nightingale if i > can hear the true nightingale". > Thank you very much for your comment Marvin. > > I will be off line for some days > Carlos > > > --- El vie 16-ene-09, marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > > De: marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: OT: A Sonnar 1.5/50 72 years > old > > Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fecha: viernes, 16 de enero de 2009, 9:29 am > > Great photo Carlos, you photos have inspired my > thinking. > > 1. Our children will be interested in our photographs > if > > they are good enough and the kid is slightly > interested in > > art or business. I have the "Westons" in > mind. > > 2. It seems that film is able to exhibit a character > that > > digital cannot, such as the Sonnar look? > > > > Marvin. > > > > > > From: Carlos Manuel Freaza > > <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: 2009/01/16 Fri PM 06:14:33 HKT > > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: A Sonnar 1.5/50 72 > > years old > > > > > > It would be unfair for the old Sonnar if I did > not > > upload a photograph taken at the widest f stop 1.5 but > using > > 1/1250, eliminating the camera shake factor present > for the > > previous portrait at 1/25 (please note the lens > > "bokeh" for both portraits): > > > > Marvin. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3199809044/ > > > > > > This one is almost a joke, I took it to > > "test" the rangefnder adjustment: > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3199807946/ > > > > > > Carlos > > > > > > > > > --- El mi? 14-ene-09, Carlos Manuel Freaza > > <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> escribi?: > > > > > > > We were discussing on the Zeiss Ikon Contax > and > > the topic > > > > could be considered a technical issue. > > > > Eddy Smolov did a great work on my 1937 > Contax > > II, the > > > > camera is a pleasure to use, these are the > first > > two scanned > > > > images taken with the not coated Sonnar > 1.5/50, I > > regret I > > > > don't have a lens hood for the lens yet. > > I'm > > > > impressed for the lens sharpness at wide f > stops, > > I doubt my > > > > modest Epson 4490 could reflect the > sharpness I > > see in the > > > > optical prints; colors could be more vivid > using > > a lens > > > > hood, however they are acceptable, I think. > > > > > > > > This one was taken using the lens widest f > stop: > > 1.5 at > > > > 1/25 sec, camera hand held, Fuji Quality II > color > > neg: > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3198192486/ > > > > > > > > This one was taken using a wide f stop too, > but > > smaller > > > > than 1.5 and fast shutter speed (perhaps > 1/500): > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3198191712/ > > > > > > > > Please see the images largest size > > > > > > > > Carlos > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Cocina > > > > Recetas pr?cticas y comida saludable > > > > http://ar.mujer.yahoo.com/cocina/ > > > > --- > > > > Rollei List > > > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > - Subscribe at > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with > > > > 'subscribe' > > > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org > > > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at > > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field > OR by > > logging > > > > into www.freelists.org > > > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available > at > > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > Yahoo! Cocina > > > Recetas pr?cticas y comida saludable > > > http://ar.mujer.yahoo.com/cocina/ > > > --- > > > Rollei List > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > > 'subscribe' > > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by > > logging into www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by > logging > > into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > Yahoo! Cocina > Recetas prácticas y comida saludable > http://ar.mujer.yahoo.com/cocina/ > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list