Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Creative use!! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 4:26 AM Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 15/6/2011: playing with my new 12mm lens > On a bit of whim, I picked up a second-hand 12mm Cosina/Voigntlander lens > for my M8. This is the first version, which is not rangefinder-coupled. So > to use it on an M8 or any other M (or screw mount Leica), you focus by > estimating the distance. Given the depth of field involved, this is not > hard to do. > > But I played with the lens on my GF-1. Of course, when mounted on a MFT > camera, this lens does focus in the normal way, and as this image shows, > it is eminently possible to achieve critical focus: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1341218512_tp6DQ8J-O-LB > > But really, that is not what this lens is for. It is a lens you set on 2 > meters and do happy snaps, for example like this image at the vet: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1341218556_QFSh5K4-O-LB > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >