Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently took this lens to a wildlife center in the California desert and, holding it and my R8 in my hands, exposed Provia 100F and captured two American peninsular bighorn sheep in the frame. I filled the frame with both sheep in a wonderful composition. Last night I entered it in a composition at my camera club. Illuminated with my Leica RT-S projector, the judge evaluated it and quickly gave it a perfect score of 9. After the composition was over and I turned off the projector, I heard another member say "Man, that shot has an outstanding three-dimensional look to it." Another next to him said "Boy, you're right. What amazing quality!". Yet another agreed with both of them, adding "The sharpness of detail in their eyes, horns, and fur was outstanding." None of those men know that I shoot with Leica lenses. The first comment, about the three-dimensional appearance, coincides with the observations that I, too, have made during all the years I've used my and my father's Leica lenses. And this experience created another feeling of joy in using the 280, even with the 1.4 and 2.0 extenders. Anyone else have excellent experiences exposing slide film with it? Terry - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html