Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, you are killing me. Please stop :-) (well don't, but you know what I mean) If I can ever wrap my brain about a $6000+ "camera" body (that is just an aluminum frame) with lens that do not focus except on a ground glass, or IQ back with focus liveview, or using laser rangefinder and then set the distance ring...... On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Well, lets just say more reasonably priced than the gear you have to use > it with! Here's one shot this past summer with the same outfit. I use a > Leica laser distance meter to dial in the exact lens distance. The lens has > a high performance focus ring that is Alpa accurate: > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/fleur/content/LillyCoy_MASTER_2011_10_Hawaii_CF003182_large.html > Not sure if the laser turned the coy white... > > Bob Adler > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:58 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > > The other interesting thing about this take no prisoners JSK optic is the > > bottom line. The price > > $2,642.50 at B&H! > > Does Leica even make a lens this cheap? > > It's certainly worth it spending 40K getting into medium format digital > as > > after that the second to none glass is in effect FREE! > > > > -- > > Mark R. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > > > > >> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:28:48 -0800 > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pt. Lobos Saturday > >> > >> I finally got to take off and do some shooting. There has been no time > >> since November and my digital back went in for a cleaning. First outing > in > >> what seems like forever... > >> There was a negative 1.1 foot tide at 3pm and it was a day between 2 > >> fronts. Large wave warnings were issued for Carmel/Monterey beginning at > >> 4pm. They weren't kidding. Though a negative tide, the sea surge really > >> kept me from going out on the rocks. So I decided to enjoy the exposed > >> beach at Weston Beach and settled in for a series of images that I focus > >> blended and stitched. Rocks are really good for this kind of image! > >> > >> > http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WestonBeachPanoMASTER_large.html > >> > >> Here is a 100% crop of a small section of the image, way out in the > cove. > >> I'm impressed with what is captured: > >> > >> > http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WestonBeachPano100pctCrop_large.ht > >> ml > >> > >> Earlier I noticed a view while having lunch. Went back after the above > shot > >> when the light began to get better: > >> > >> > http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/Stairs_MASTER_2011_01_27_PtLobos_C > >> F004104_large.html > >> > >> At the end of the day the waves really started to come in with the > tide; it > >> was absolutely beautiful in its power. I tried to grab the feeling here: > >> > >> > http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WaveBreak_MASTER_2011_01_27_PtLobo > >> s_CF004152_large.html > >> > >> Hope you enjoy. C&C always greatly appreciated. > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Bob Adler > >> Palo Alto, CA > >> http://www.rgaphoto.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>