Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] DR 50 'cron on M8
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu Mar 29 14:21:11 2007

On 3/29/07 5:55 PM, "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> typed:

> At 2:33 PM -0400 3/29/07, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>> On 3/29/07 9:56 AM, "Clive Moss" <clive.moss@gmail.com> typed:
>> 
>>>  I have a real 12-24 - it cover the whole 35mm frame:
>>>  http://www.pbase.com/chmoss/200403sigmazoom
>>>  In fact I have two now - the Nikon 14-24 F4 as well. It gets to be an
>>>  18-26 on the D200. It feels almost almost telephoto on some days. On
>>>  other days it is fine.
>>>  Clive
>>>  http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> I've often wondered what it would be like to have a real 12-24.
>> Because as you say in use its really a measly 18-35. Though I'd never shot
>> wider than 21 in my life.
>> And Sigma came out with one..
>> 
>> 
>> Now sigma came out last month with another one wider like the Canon a  10 
>> -
>> 20 mm F4.0 - F5.6 EX DC HSM,
>> a 15 - 30 mm equiv. on a 1.5 FOV crop camera
>> 
>> 
>> Me I'm going to get a 12 or 15 CV for both my LTM and M systems.
>> 
>> And maybe a 10.5 for my Nikon. Go out with that and my 300 ai I've been
>> getting my best pictures with ever and it cost me 150 bucks last summer.
>> 
> 
> I posted this shot a while ago; it's with the 12-24 Sigma at 12 on a
> Canon 5D, so it uses all the angle of view, except that a bit was
> cropped off the long dimension:
> 
> http://archiphoto.com/Various/China/source/img_3145.htm
> 
> and another, but this one is more obviously with a very wide lens:
> 
> http://archiphoto.com/Various/China/source/img_3550.htm


With how much straightening.?

I know you're a straightening guy. Proably have a macro all figured out.

Great images.

Rockwell calling it an old lens It came out in 2004 is not in tune with his
usual sensibilities.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

markrabiner.com



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