Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, The picture has brilliant fantastic colors and sharpness!, good combination! Saludos cordiales Lluis El 28/01/2009, a las 5:48, Jim Nichols escribi?: > I enjoy the convenience of digital cameras, but lugging a DSLR with > a zoom lens is not my idea of a day out taking photos. In searching > for a prime lens to place on my Oly E-510, I wanted something near > normal FL and also capable of producing good images. I also wanted > something that would not blow my personal budget. In looking at > Leica-R lenses, I preferred a Wetzlar lens. This led me to rule out > the Elmarit-R 24 and settle on the Elmarit-R 28/2.8. > >> From less than 24 hours with this combination, I will offer these >> comments: > > Pros: Good balance when being carried on a neck strap. Very good > images. Focuses down to 12 inches. > > Cons: All-manual lens operation. Less than ideal focusing through > the finder. Better, but awkward, focusing using Live View. > > I am beginning to master the focusing effort through the finder. > With the 28mm FL, zone focusing using the DOF scale also works well. > > Two views of the combination are shown here: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/E-510+_amp_+Elmarit-R+28-2.jpg.htm > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/E-510+_amp_+Elmarit-R+28.jpg.html > > A quick image taken with this combination is shown here: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winter+Colors.tif.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > All this composed and uploaded while dealing with intermittent > Internet service because of the ice storm in Kentucky. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information