Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was looking up this week the famous 20mm micro Nikkor which I though was long extinct but is still being made. A real dream piece of gear. Would be great of head shots of the more formalized type. And tight headshots shot that way. And all kinds of stuff. And its got the finish that like like on Leitz microscopes which is no longer made by Nikon as its too expensive. What a mistake! Its on my medium to short list. On 5/11/13 8:24 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Thanks, Mark. A friend on the Olympus list said he preferred long lenses > for flowers. I decided to follow his advice. The Telyt-R 250 was probably > never intended for closeups of flowers, but it produces, provided that the > light is subdued. Doesn't do well in bright sunlight. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 6:57 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Rhody in the Rain > > >> Gorgeous Jim you totally nailed it! >> My favorite shot of yours yet! >> >> >> On 5/10/13 3:36 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>> Our Rhododendrons are beginning to open, on a rainy Friday. I caught >>> this >>> shot between showers. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rhody+in+the+Rain.jpg.html >>> >>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, on tripod >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/