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Subject: [Leica] IMG: My Summicron-R 50 Arrived
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 00:30:20 -0500
References: <A8A4AB48811C414C8DCC816EF9ED63B6@jimnichols> <4A12400A.1010409@tele2.fr>

Hi Philippe,

The distance from the camera to the top of the pole was around 10 to 15 
meters.  I have uploaded the full jpeg image with slight USM applied.  I did 
not want to start again with the full RAW image.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Power+Pole+Full+JPEG.jpg.html

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philippe AMARD" <philippe.amard at tele2.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: My Summicron-R 50 Arrived


> Hi Jim,
>
> Good news then.
> The photo looks ok to me.
> Yet, if you don't give us the original picture for us to compare with the 
> crop, I find it difficult to assess sharpness after 'enlargement' ;-)
> it would also give us an idea of the distance.
> Thanks
> Amiti?s
> Philippe
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>>My KEH BGN Leitz Canada Summicron-R 50/2.0 from 1978 arrived today. A few 
>>exterior rubs, etc, but the glass looks great and everything functions as 
>>it should.  I shot some flowers, etc, but was curious about the ability to 
>>grab details with this lens.
>>
>>>From the ground in my back yard, I photographed the top of the power pole 
>>>at the back corner of my lot, where the branch circuit fuse is located. 
>>>This fuse trips when suicidal squirrels or dead tree branches attack the 
>>>neighborhood electrical feed.
>>
>>I was impressed by the detail in this image, as well as some others I 
>>made.  Looks like a keeper!  Now all I need to find are an E55 UV filter 
>>and a front cap that will fit over the built-in hood.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Neighborhood+Fuse.tif.html
>>
>>Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>>Jim Nichols
>>Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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