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Subject: [Leica] Lenses on bodies via adapter
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:51:59 +0200
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Yes, it is like a 150mm. Or my Summilux becomes a 100mm f1.4! But again, 
focusing accurately at anything closer than infinity is slow, certainly if 
you want to use the wider apertures.

Saludos,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA



On Aug 17, 2012, at 12:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:

> Good picture Nathan, nice light. I imagine very difficult work at low 
> light with a M 75 and the GF1, here the 75mm would be like a 150 I think...
> 
> Un abrazo
> Lluis
> 
> El 16/08/2012, a las 8:26, Nathan Wajsman escribi?:
> 
>> A comment on the discussion yesterday. I am largely with George on this: 
>> most lenses work best with the bodies they were designed for. Mixing is 
>> possible but works well only in special circumstances. For example, 
>> yesterday I took this picture with a GF2 and Leica 75mm Summarit-M:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20120815-_1000041.jpg.html
>> 
>> This worked because the main subject was at inifinity, so there was no 
>> need for critical focusing. I also took another picture, of a backlit 
>> tree on the golf course, where focus was at 10-15 meters. In that case, I 
>> used the 10x magnification to help focus, and it did work as well--but of 
>> course the tree did not move!
>> 
>> Any kind of moving subject, forget it.
>> 
>> 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://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> 
>> 
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