Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 19:29:35 -0500
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Thanks, Lluis.  You are very observant.  The second one has not quite 
finished the change from green to white.  I tried to correct it, but 
couldn't quite get it right.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball


> Very nice again Jim, I prefer the first one, IMO the second one has a 
> slightly green cast
>
> cheers
> Lluis
>
>
> El 07/04/2012, a las 2:51, Jim Nichols escribi?:
>
>> I have a few modern lenses, but much of the time I use lenses from  the 
>> past, adapted as necessary.  I decided to see how a couple of  these 
>> older lenses captured a Snowball bloom.
>>
>> First, since this is a 75-yr old plant, I went back to the oldest  lens 
>> that I have, a Ross/London Symmetrical from the 1880s, 8-inch  focal 
>> length and Waterhouse stops starting at f/8.  This was mounted  on my 
>> E-510 using a bellows and a stack of extension tubes.   Focusing at f/8 
>> in bright sun was a real problem, even on a tripod.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>>
>> Next, I chose a Pentax Takumar 135/3.5 with an extension tube to  allow 
>> closer focus, mounted on the E-510.  This lens is from the  latter days 
>> of the M42 Spotmatic, and is usually very sharp.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takumar+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball)
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