[Leica] IMGs Flowers of a kind

[passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro)]

Moving to the 'burbs after 35 years in Manhattan, and joining the LUG, have
caused me to begin taking pictures of flowers. I didn't believe it could
happen to me, but why should I think I'm different?

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/toast+eatin_+bog+man/March+paperwhite/

Anyway I bought this paperwhite plant on Thursday evening and the light on
it today -- a Friday, no less -- was particularly nice during a certain long
period in the middle afternoon, so I took many photos of it using a Nikon
D40x with an AI Nikkor 35mm f/2.0 lens, and the Panasonic G1 with its own
14-45 kits lens, plus a Summicron 50mm, Minolta MD 24/2.8 and MC 35/2.8, and
two CV Color Skopars, the 21/4 and the 35/2.5. Having gone through and found
the best in each group (choosing for sharpness) I discovered in the end that
while I liked them all my two favorites were the Minolta 24mm and 35mm
f2.8's.

On the other hand, as romantically throwback-y and fulfilling as I find that
news to be, the outstanding (if slow) kits lens pretty much can match any of
those lenses in daylight and so carrying the G1 one can easily do with it
and a 90mm Elmarit-M, (which I've recently acquired). This bundle is the
poor man's version of Nathan's GF1, with the 20mm Lumix pancake, 45mm macro
Leica, and 90mm Leica.

Comments and criticisms welcome.