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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 22:14:58 -0600
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Thanks, Jayanand.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 11/11/2016 7:25 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Beautiful, works very well!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 11-Nov-2016, at 23:59, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> For some reason, it occurred to me this morning that the old Jupiter 8, 
>> 50/2, low serial number, made for Kiev, lens that I have had for years, 
>> which wouldn't focus well on my Barnacks, might work just fine on the 
>> Fuji X-E1.  So I mounted it on double adapters and took it out for a 
>> spin.  The aperture setting turns freely, so I secured it with a rubber 
>> band.
>>
>> Shooting a brick wall showed proper focus, and no distortion, but I 
>> wanted a real subject.  I had seen this spot of color from a distance, so 
>> I checked out my neighbor's cool weather blooms.  To me, the Zeiss 
>> heritage shines through.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cool+Weather+Colors.TIFF.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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