[MF3D.FORUM:1699] Re: I got the MF Blues

["Don Lopp" <dlopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am a bit cofused about the Sputnik being sharpest at f / 11.0 News to me
having tested at least11 of them so far and only one was tolerable at F
/11.0  Would be glad to help IF you send  Camera.DC LOPP 20814 8th Ave S
Des MOINES WA,98198.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brenda Nowlan" <bknowlan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Medium Format 3D Photography" <MF3D.Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:10 PM
Subject: [MF3D.FORUM:1688] I got the MF Blues


> Does anyone know what the best setting is on the Sputnik for focus?
> He is my dilemma:
> I mostly do street photography.  When I use my 35mm cameras
> I am overall pleased with the results.  However, I find it
> difficult to get the same sharpness with my Sputnik.  I use
> a Nikon loupe on the viewfinder to make sure I have sharp
> focus.  But, when I get my slides back, there is usually
> some other part that is in better focus than the part I want
> (did I confuse everyone?).  David Kesner posted recently
> that the best fstop is f11 on the Sputnik.  So if I set it
> at f11, what would be the best focusing be that would make
> it more like a point and shoot?
> About 6 months ago, I bought a used Fuji GA645wi.  You can
> turn these on end and get landscape proportions.  Also, it
> would enable you to have the lenses much closer together and
> it even has a cable release.  I was thinking down the road,
> I might get a second body.  But, when I get my slides back,
> they look dark and contrasty.  Very contrasty.  I'm using
> Provia and Sensia and have been taking them to a 3hr lab for
> processing (not doing it myself).
> All I want is to take sharp, well exposed, MF slides.  Is
> that so wrong?
> Brenda
> (sigh)
>
>