SL66 Photos

[antielectrons]

Mike, let me know if you do manage to speak to him. It is a bit expensive to call from here (spain)....

 

[Helen B]

Although the list of second-hand items on his website doesn't seem to have been updated for years, the new parts (Bay VI adapter and lensboards) are still available - or at least they were earlier this year.

Best,
Helen

 

[Mike Lopez]

I've also sent him at least one unanswered email.

 

[poutnik]

Now I see what is it. I think the difference is more in some kind of tonal smoothness than it is in actuall sharpness. Because sharpness at such small sizes can always be enhanced with USM, but you can't really fake smoothness of the tones.
There seems to be more fine gradations in the MF version, while the edge sharpness seems to be about the same.
The MF version feels somehow "delicate", more sophisticated.

I can't wait to get my first MF slides back

Yes, the aparent shaprness has partly more to do with smoother tonal gradient and partly with different rendering of the in-focus and out-of-focus areas with the lenses used in small and medium format (and of course further up in size too ... That is the reason some people go for larger [than 35mm] format even if they seldom print larger sizes...

Jiri