Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/13

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:51:37 -0500
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Thanks, Tina.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 3/13/2017 9:09 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> Great examples!  I like the look of the old lenses.
>
> Tina
>
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I have always been impressed by the results I got from the old Pentax
>> Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 lens.  While watching softball on TV, I
>> shot a few images from my recliner, not worrying about being square with
>> the subject.  I played with Exposure Adjustment to try to get somewhere
>> near the correct light.
>>
>> I was impressed, once more, by how the lens performed on the X-T2.
>>
>> My son, giving me the latest news from his iPhone 7:
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170312-DSCF0918.JPG.html
>>
>> Sharpness, from a crop of details above the fireplace, shot at an angle,
>> with distortion corrected:
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170312-DSCF0909-1.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4)
Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4)