Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those 3 were taken with the rear screen, still not taken it out with the VF-2 external v/f... john > -----Original Message----- > > Reason enough to get the M!! Mine is still on order. > > Tina > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 5:33 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > > Thanks Ted, I am sorry to say that this is really only possible on the > > new M as it has the P&S feature of an optional electronic display. The > > DoF is so shallow that guesswork does not cut it > > > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 00:14:05 +0000 > > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > Subject: [Leica] NZ PAW 26 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Message-ID: > > > > > > > > > The half-way mark.... The Noctilux is recognized for its wide open > > > looks, also a sharp lens stopped but....who has seen it used wide > > > open as a close-up lens? I have been playing with the OUFRO (~10mm > > > M-M extension > > > tube) on the M, best with 75mm and longer but tried it with the > > > Noctilux > > > ;-) Wide open of course! > > > > > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/26 > > > > Hi john > > Thank you for an interesting use of a "LEICA CAMERA & LENS!!!!" > > Interesting given topics of late??????? > > My good fortune many years ago when the "CANADIAN DESIGNED & > > MANUFACTURED NOCTILUX IN THE LEICA FACILITIES, BRACEBRIDGE, > ONTARIO, > > CANADA" became available. I received the first lens for sale and still > > have it these long past years. Yep just as good in capturing images > > today??? Well maybe not today, only because I'm not quite as > > assignment active as I was! :-( > > > > I have contemplated selling it on a number of occasions, but I > > couldn't! As it would be like selling one of my children! But in all > > these years it never occurred to use it in a macro mode simply because > > as much as I have great respect for my M Leica's! I have always cursed > > the inability for "macro or close-up use!" :-( > > > > So once again thank you for opening my tired old eyes to something new > > with my all time favourite camera!!! I must give it a try with the > > adapter one of these days. > > cheers, > > Dr. ted :-) > > > >