Oh, there's no doubt those old lenses have their uses, and in many cases if not
most, images shot through them can't be replicated with anything else. I would
think some retro portrait work would be interesting through that thing. Also,
certain kinds of landscapes might show nicely.
Birds, on the other hand, scream for the more modern treatment. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Jan 3, 2014, at 12:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Since I am still handicapped in vision, and you are the only responder,
> I will take your word for it. Perhaps, when the other eye is done, and
> I have some new reading glasses, I will be able to grasp those
> differences. However, I have been amazed at the rendition I got with a
> doublet lens from two centuries back, one that is equipped with, of all
> things, rotating Waterhouse stops. :-)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html
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