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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Gulf Fritillary, Different Lens
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:20:38 -0500
References: <1f78faa9-9654-4081-92fa-dd9a47e5f04d@lighttube.net> <26A19562-ADDD-409C-A99E-1DC3F344A1CE@cartersxrd.net> <004a01d1ffdd$4d4d6c70$e7e84550$@ca>

Thanks, Ted.  I am very impressed with these 30-yr old Leica-R lenses.  
For my uses, they are fine, at affordable prices.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/26/2016 4:03 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> Your idea of maybe a "stop down?" will tidy up the wing tips..... But as 
> it is, given a butter fly and flowers it's another "MIND BLOWING IMAGE!"
> cheers,
> ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of RicCarter
> Sent: August-26-16 1:49 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Gulf Fritillary, Different Lens
>
> gee, that?s nice!
>
> ric
>
>
>> On Aug 26, 2016, at 4:32 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I've always felt that a 90mm lens would work well for butterflies, 
>> flowers, etc., as well as for portraits.  Moose's KEH transactions pushed 
>> me over the edge.  I traded in a seldom used Leica lens for a late SN 
>> Leica Elmarit-R 90mm.  The light was not as nice today as yesterday, but 
>> here is my first effort with the lens.  In the future, I will probably 
>> stop down another stop to help with the wing tips.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Same+Fritillary_+Different+Lens.TIFF.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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