Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice portrait of the butterfly. 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 07 Sep 2015, at 17:15, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Choosing a 50mm can be a challenge. The Canon 50/1.4 is crisp, and has > beautiful close-up bokeh. But its close focus distance is 3 ft. The > Leica Summicron-R 50/2 will focus to 18 inches, but the bokeh is not quite > as smooth. Here are a couple of early morning shots with the Summicron. > > The little Skipper has large eyes that seem to see in all directions. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper.TIFF.html > > After Barney posted a Spider Lily yesterday, I looked around, and, sure > enough, found a couple. This is not as clean as Barney's shot with the > nice black background, but illustrates the Summicron's bokeh. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Spider+Lily.TIFF.html > > Fuji X-E1 with Leica Summicron-R > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >