Hi Chuck,
I just picked up a pair of 2 diopter reading glasses at the drug store,
and can see a little better with my repaired eye. I would agree with
you on the image comparisons. Given that the 2011 image was hand-held
out a truck window, on a cold January morning, I'm sure there was some
motion. And the resolution of the X-E1 sensor is much better than the
E-1. However, the old lens still intrigues me.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 1/4/2014 3:03 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I agree. I think the X-E1 image is much better but I'd be very hard
> pressed to say the cause... could be lens, lighting, sensor, processing
> or all of the above. In any case the Ross image looks harsh to me in
> comparison. Part of that is definitely the busy bokeh in the background
> but the feathers are also missing the smoother tones of the X-E1 image.
> Once again, could be all of the above. Anyhow the X-E1 image is just
> much more pleasant to look at.
>
> Chuck Norcutt (a 2 fake lens guy)
>
>
>
>
> On 1/3/2014 9:06 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> Hum. I'm going to disagree. I think the newer version has a lot more going
>> for it than the older shot. There's a continuous tonality that's missing in
>> the E-1 shot, and what to my eye is a more faithful rendition of the bird.
>> But that's just me.
>>
>> --Bob Whitmire
>> Certified Neanderthal
>>
>> On Jan 2, 2014, at 11:29 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> I've had several favorable comments on the "portrait" of our resident
>>> male mockingbird, taken with the X-E1 and Leica Telyt-R 250/4. Three
>>> years ago, almost to the day, I photographed the then resident male. I
>>> can't say whether or not it was the same bird. The interesting thing
>>> about that image is that it was made with the 5MP Olympus E-1 and a
>>> Ross/London lens from the 1890s. To me, at screen viewing size, the two
>>> images are roughly comparable in quality.
>>>
>>> Maybe gear is just a way of finding an image.................
>>>
>>> January 2011 image:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html
>>>
>>> January 2014 image:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mockingbird+744.jpg.html
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