Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the quality looks great for wide open especially. No issues with focus. Are you finding it easy to focus? I really like the first portrait. Perhaps you would have seen the cycle if you were using an M ;-) as it came into the frame ;-) Cheers Alastair > Hi Luggers, > Bryan Caldwell is visiting from California and today we joined Joe > Leung and went to the Yuen Po Bird Park in East Mong Kok to photograph > bird owners walking their birds. > This is where Joe grew up and he knows the area well. > > I bolted the 21 - 35 Vario Elmar on to my D700 and went out to see how > the combo works. > > This man was just bringing his bird into the park and he readily > stopped when I asked if I could take a picture of him with his bird. I > didn't notice the motorcycle, which I thinks adds to the photo, until > I downloaded the picture. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/MotoBirdManw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2b96qzr > > These fellows were engaged in a lively discussion about the ornate > bird cage pictured in the photo - not about the bird inside. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/CageTalkw.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2efemr5 > > After the bird park we went by train for lunch to one of Joe's > favourite restaurants in the Hung Hom railway station area and then > walked over to New Cameron Camera where long time Leica and Nikon > dealer, Mr. Chen, showed the new Nikkor 24 f1.4 to Bryan. Showing > great restraint Bryan didn't buy it but was impressed with the quality > of the photos it draws. Here Joe, Bryan and Mr. Chen are checking a > shot from the 24mm on Bryan's D700. Taken with the Vario Elmar at 21mm > on my D700. I am very pleased over all with the lens and am tending to > shoot it wide open. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/Check24w.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2ek7ecu > > Please view large. > All C & C welcome. > Howard. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >