On Jul 27, 2011, at 4:24 AM, Bob W wrote: >>> On 11-07-26 7:27 PM, Bob W wrote: >>>> This one looks like the famous "Leica glow", but actually it's the >> less >>>> well-known "Motorola glow": >>>> <http://www.web-options.com/Tables.jpg> >>>> >>>> B >>> > >> Nice shot - don't know what all the glow talk means tho >> >> ann > > It refers to the way some older Leica lenses respond to backlight at wide > apertures. They produce a kind of glowing soft-focus look. > > My 35/1.4 often demonstrates it, for example in the recent pictures I shot > in another pub: > <http://www.web-options.com/YK/content/York_068_large.html>. > > It's some kind of optical abberation, but when you've paid that much for a > lens you make a virtue of it. > > B
A precursor to the current developers' mantra: It is a Feature, Not a Bug! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
