Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed, the Fuji X bodies are an excellent platform for M lenses. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA > On 14 Jun 2015, at 02:48, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> > wrote: > > I have a group of seven friends (of varying ages) who were all photo > editors of our university's student newspaper at one time or another (I'm > the oldest) and all of us went on to become professional photographers. A > few years ago I was head of UWM Photo Services. At the same time two others > ran the in-house PR photo departments at Marquette University and the > Milwaukee School of Engineering, two worked on local newspapers, one was > the official photographer for the Mayor of Chicago, and the last an > international stock photography consultant. I think I am the only one who > didn't study journalism ;~) > > Anyhoo.....this year we decided to have monthly breakfast gatherings, and > at today's I was showing off my Fuji X-E2. My friend Dan took a few frames > and liked the size and feel. He has Leica M equipment sitting idle and > mused that maybe he could use his Leitz lenses again with a body like > this. To show the quality with even an old hazy collapsible Summicron I > took a few shots of Paul to send to him. With the strong window light > behind him, Paul's face came out dark, so I had to bring up the tones on > the DNG in Adobe Bridge CC. I am impressed with the sharpness of the > eyelashes even though the lens was at f/2 and I didn't make a big effort to > hold steady. > > This is a 3 MB file and can be viewed large. > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/20150613_MR_Mine_DSF2061.jpg.html >> > > > -- > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 > UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >