Two of my children at the kitchen table on a late Saturday morning,
as interpreted by the Schneider 150mm f2.8 Xenotar.
These shots were made hand-held, f2.8 at 1/60 or so,
using the camera's coupled rangefinder and viewfinder.
Kitty
Teddy
Camera: Linhof Super Technika IV, Grafmatic back Lens: Schneider Xenotar 2.8 150mm Film: Ilford HP5 4x5 (XTOL 1+3) Scan: Epson 1650 w/Transparency Adapter, Vuescan, Cinepaint, Gimp, Fedora 1 Linux
My favorite lens in 35mm is the Leica Noctilux for its ability to
"crop depth" via its narrow depth of focus.
Thus, I was drawn to the Schneider Xenotar 2.8 150mm
when I recognized
that its
depth of field at f2.8 in the 4x5 format is about the same as the
vanishingly shallow
depth of field of the Noctilux at f1 in 35mm.
The Xenotar-Linhof combination, side by side with its little brother,
the Noctilux-MP.
Believe me, the
difference to the eyes in nothing compared with the difference
to the arms.
