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I have an Aria and a bunch of CZ lenses. I've loved the results I've got over the past couple of years, especially with my 50mm f/1.4 and 35-70 f/3.4. Lately, however, I have noticed that prints I've been getting back from a professional processing shop have been washed-out looking and images have been too fuzzy for CZ lenses. Color rendition and saturation are not what I'd expect -- colors seem biased toward yellow and have been washed out. B&W prints tend toward grey and fuzzy. I have used a wide range of film, including Reala, NPH, Portra UC, various Ilford B&W, and completely rely on the processor (Duggal in NYC).
My question is this -- with a manual focus system, can poorly focused images be the fault of the camera? With autofocus, the answer is obviously yes, but I'm not sure about MF. Or should I assume the problem is with the lenses (most recently, 60mm Makro, 85mm f/1.4 and 28mm Distagon)? I'd like to believe that the problem is camera-based, because my camera is still under warranty.
Another question -- if B&W prints come back looking grey, washed out and slightly over-exposed, does this suggest that the metering is the problem? If so, would that be because the meter is overexposing or underexposing (and the printer then overcompensating)?
I will conduct a few more tests, this time using transparencies, but any advice as to whether this sounds like a lens or body issue would be much-appreciated.
Thanks.
Advice would be much-appreciated.
My question is this -- with a manual focus system, can poorly focused images be the fault of the camera? With autofocus, the answer is obviously yes, but I'm not sure about MF. Or should I assume the problem is with the lenses (most recently, 60mm Makro, 85mm f/1.4 and 28mm Distagon)? I'd like to believe that the problem is camera-based, because my camera is still under warranty.
Another question -- if B&W prints come back looking grey, washed out and slightly over-exposed, does this suggest that the metering is the problem? If so, would that be because the meter is overexposing or underexposing (and the printer then overcompensating)?
I will conduct a few more tests, this time using transparencies, but any advice as to whether this sounds like a lens or body issue would be much-appreciated.
Thanks.
Advice would be much-appreciated.