Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]3591 and 3607 for me! I suggest you acquire the Fuji 90mm f2 - I hear it is very good, indeed! :-) Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > A group of nine of us descended on the Flower Market and the Bird Market > on New Year?s Day. > I thought the bird market would be quiet but it was a holiday, of course, > and busier than I had > ever experienced it. > > First, some of the ?boys? - Greg, Clarence, Joe and Ray - plenty of Leicas > in evidence: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/Boys3550.jpg.html> > > I had my M to Fuji adapter with me and Greg lent me his 90mm Summicron APO > as I ha forgotten my 90 Elmarit at home. My accurate focus > hit rate was very high - better than on my Leicas - the reason why I sold > my 90 APO years ago > (before prices rose astronomically): > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/BluParotCU3611.jpg.html> > > A bird lover walking his cockatoo - the 90 APO wide open - great bokeh! > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/Cockatoo3603.jpg.html> > > In a dark corner an old fellow was reading the newspaper with a magnifying > glass - the 90 APO again - > cropped to about half the frame: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/GlassRead90cr3591.jpg.html> > > A green parrot lover - the 90 cron APO, of course: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/GrnPrt3607.jpg.html> > > And finally a Red Parrot once more with the 90 cron APO cropped to about > half the frame. > I photoshopped out the chain that held him down: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/RedPar3595.jpg.html> > > Please view large - C&C always welcome. > > Cheers, > > Howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information