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Subject: [Leica] Saturday Morning Photowalk
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leowesson)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 05:00:45 +0200
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Jayanand,

I purchased the 35 1.4 and had to return it.  It was unable to focus 
correctly past 15 ft. I tested 2 of the lenses on 4 different bodies and 
none of the combinations worked consistently. Truly a shame as it was a 
really nice lens when it was sharp.  

Leo Wesson
www.leowesson.com

On Jul 1, 2013, at 4:22 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Howard,
> Thanks. You should get one. Under US$500,,,
> I have finally (!) decided that I am going to get a 28mm f1.8G and a 50mm
> f1.8G this week to complement the 85mm as a three lens walk around kit
> instead of a zoom.
> I was torn between the 28mm f1.8 and the 35mm f1.4, but the difference in
> price made me go with the former one.
> The 28 would also come in useful for photographing Himalayan vista when
> Neela & I are there in end August.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:20 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Jayanand,
>> That 85 on your D800E is becoming your visual Stradivarius!
>> I especially like Coffee or Tea and Cook.
>> Lovely stuff. Thanks for posting.
>> Howard
>> 
>> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:18:22 +0530
>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Leica] Saturday Morning Photowalk
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, PSM
>> 
>> Yesterday entailed two photowalks - one in the morning ang one in the
>> afternoon. Here are a few people shots from the morning outing:
>> 
>> To start with, two studies of autorickshaw (tuk tuk) drivers:
>> 
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-004.jpg.html
>> 
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-005.jpg.html
>> 
>> Roses:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-025.jpg.html
>> 
>> Priest: http: //
>> 
>> gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-073.jpg.html
>> 
>> Fish Cart:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-040.jpg.html
>> 
>> To end it all, a few from roadside eateries that are generally busy early
>> in the morning:
>> 
>> Coffee or Tea?:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-049.jpg.html
>> 
>> Waiter:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-069.jpg.html
>> 
>> Cook:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-081.jpg.html
>> 
>> Main Ingredient:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/Mylapore/Mylapore-20130629-014.jpg.html
>> 
>> Please see LARGE.
>> 
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> 
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