JCO wrote: >Yesterday I recieved in the mail another interesting M42 lens, >the Vivitar 200mm F3.5 from the middle 70's. I "risked" a >whopping $35 for it MINT on ebay. It's got at least 3 layer >coatings which aint too bad for a tele design. <etc> >This lens is excellent quality. On the large scan you >can clearly see the finest stiching on the girls shorts and even >the adjustment holes on her watchband. Skin texture >is rendered nicely too.
Agreed - excellent detail on the shorts. Looks like a fabulous lens. Damn good bargain. The scan's all very speckly though and the fuzzy smudge on the girl's cheek spoils what would be a cracking photo. I can't help thinking that you should be using some other settings for the scanner. Dunno what though, I still can't get my head round dpi, ppi etc etc despite having had it explained numerous times. Wendy --- Wendy Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] home page http://www.beard-redfern.com
