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[OM] Re: Le*ca and B&W ( long?)

Subject: [OM] Re: Le*ca and B&W ( long?)
From: keith_w <keith_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:01:16 -0800
keith_w wrote:
> Brian Swale wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Chris wrote
>>> Well for one thing, the OM 50 f 1.8 has horrid Bokeh, while Leica lenses are
>>> usually better in that regard.  The Leica 50mm f2 Summicron R is the only 
>>> Leica
>>> 50 that I have personally used and it's far superior to the Olympus lens. I 
>>> Like
>>> the OM-4T much better then the Leica R4 that I had.  I hated the ergonomics 
>>> of
>>> the R4 so much I sold it and bought another OM-4T but I miss that Summicron.
>>>
>>> Here's a photo taken with the OM 50mm f1.8, shot at aperture of f4.
 >>>
http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/marys-bar/photopages/marys-bar15.htm
 >>>
>>>   See how harsh the out of focus areas are?


> That seems a matter of interpretation. I suspect it's a film and/or 
> processing problem, not a lens problem.
> Reason I say that is, there seems to be little very latitude in the B&W, 
> between deep shadows and highlights.
> To me, the bokeh doesn't seem untoard.

I meant "untoward!"  ;-)

keith

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