ken.vs.ryu wrote:
now I want an icarette. that's lovely.
I dunked my stylus epic in my beer at a concert.
Thanks for stopping by and your comments. I kept my "bier" and camera gear far apart on this trip; tough but needed...
Yes, a great little German folder, and very sharp. I am working on some shots I took from the top tower of the Alter Schlosse, or old castle, in Baden-Baden. Hiked about 14Km through the Schwartzwald from the Merkurberg to get to it... simply wonderful.
I am very pleased with it. I have used it for a lot of landscapes and portraits since I got it, and the results are beautiful. I'm using it for a long term project at the moment, which requires several walks a week for months. I wear the camera collapsed around my neck and under my coat so it doesn't bounce around and I can barely feel the weight of it. The lens is really good - I have scanned some negs on an Imacon, and it's a very sharp lens (esp. around f/8-11). At f/5.6 and below it's great for half-length/full-length portraiture, drawing a smooth background and still resolving very well and sharply, but not bitingly so, which is great. Here's a picture of my family at f/5.6 if I remember correctly:
that's lovely. 
