Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks great but you are too close. For your birthday or Christmas I'd for sure get a short tele for this kinda stuff. Just get a guy with an Uzi to back you up and carry your camera bag. You are shooting I assume with a 70 normal? I'd for sure for your work on the backdrop get an "LEICA APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 120mm f/2.5 (CS) The perfect portrait lens" $6,995.00 usd Optimized not for infinity which is just too darned far away.... What's out there anyway we'd ever want to look at? Pluto? But close. Like a meter.... Which we call a yard. We is people who live in NYC> " Macro meets telephoto The Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 (CS) is a true dual-purpose lens: firstly, it is a macro lens for close-up photography up to a reproduction ratio of 1:2. Secondly, it is a fast portrait lens. It achieves exceptional imaging performance and optimum contrast rendition at all apertures and distances. The selective sharpness opens a world of creative opportunities." Actually for tight heads like this have my armed assistant hand me my trusty APO-ELMAR-S 180 mm f/3.5 ASPH. (CS). $8,495.00 usd http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/S-System/Leica-S-Lenses/APO-Macro-Sum marit-S-120MM-f-2.5-CS Or http://tinyurl.com/jvo9jzz On 7/17/14 3:37 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614330 > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614331 > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614332 > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/