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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2496166, member: 1892"]OK. Common: Camera; ambient light; all f/5.6; all ISO200. Different: Magnification, 50 vs. 75mm; light placement to minimize glare from the slab; exposures from 1/13 to 1/25. <b>Only</b> postprocessing was 50% downsizing to posting size plus an 800x800 100% crop of roughly the same area of each, all saved at 80% Quality in the Gimp as per my usual habit. </p><p><br /></p><p>Componon-S 50mm control shot:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528973[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528977[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>P&B 50mm - I struggled to get this one to retain contrast against the slab reflection; it's far thinner than the others and has the smallest-diameter front element by a similar margin. I quit trying after ten exposures; the Schneider took 3 while I figured out the angle against the slab, and the other two lenses only two apiece.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528979[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528980[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>P&B 75mm:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528981[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528982[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Second control, El Nikkor 75mm:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528983[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528984[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion the P&B 75 quite holds its' own in this company.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2496166, member: 1892"]OK. Common: Camera; ambient light; all f/5.6; all ISO200. Different: Magnification, 50 vs. 75mm; light placement to minimize glare from the slab; exposures from 1/13 to 1/25. [B]Only[/B] postprocessing was 50% downsizing to posting size plus an 800x800 100% crop of roughly the same area of each, all saved at 80% Quality in the Gimp as per my usual habit. Componon-S 50mm control shot: [ATTACH=full]528973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]528977[/ATTACH] P&B 50mm - I struggled to get this one to retain contrast against the slab reflection; it's far thinner than the others and has the smallest-diameter front element by a similar margin. I quit trying after ten exposures; the Schneider took 3 while I figured out the angle against the slab, and the other two lenses only two apiece. [ATTACH=full]528979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]528980[/ATTACH] P&B 75mm: [ATTACH=full]528981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]528982[/ATTACH] Second control, El Nikkor 75mm: [ATTACH=full]528983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]528984[/ATTACH] In my opinion the P&B 75 quite holds its' own in this company.[/QUOTE]
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