Mike Woods
New member
Too busy at work to contribute much lately, so my apologies. Had a new addition to the family over the weekend....no not a baby, another lens
The jury is still out as to whether this is my first lens 'error'. I went intending to buy a 90 Elmarit, and came away with a (pre-asph) 90 'cron....difficult to explain, but largely because of build quality and the desire (not need) for speed.
Anyway, took loads of images both Saturday and today, and I think I picked the wrong lens On the plus side, I think I understand what is meant by the classic Leica look. This thing is dreamy beyond belief but quite frankly I'm not sure I can cope with this degree of softness. Even when I think I've nailed it, it turns out barely anything is in focus. Even stopping down doesn't improve things much. BUT, when I definitely did nail it I can forgive the softness because of the overall 'feel' of the image, if that makes sense.
So, it's either a lens issue, my rangefinder or (possibly) my eyes
At web size, these are not going to tell you much, but these are a few of my keepers from this weekend. Forgive the long intro
Thanks for looking (and listening).
Mike
The jury is still out as to whether this is my first lens 'error'. I went intending to buy a 90 Elmarit, and came away with a (pre-asph) 90 'cron....difficult to explain, but largely because of build quality and the desire (not need) for speed.
Anyway, took loads of images both Saturday and today, and I think I picked the wrong lens On the plus side, I think I understand what is meant by the classic Leica look. This thing is dreamy beyond belief but quite frankly I'm not sure I can cope with this degree of softness. Even when I think I've nailed it, it turns out barely anything is in focus. Even stopping down doesn't improve things much. BUT, when I definitely did nail it I can forgive the softness because of the overall 'feel' of the image, if that makes sense.
So, it's either a lens issue, my rangefinder or (possibly) my eyes
At web size, these are not going to tell you much, but these are a few of my keepers from this weekend. Forgive the long intro
Thanks for looking (and listening).
Mike