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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 8/2/2019: testing a new lens on the beach
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:43:52 +0100
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Merci Philippe! Yes, it is the XC. I paid ? 350 on Amazon.

Amities,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
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Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>

YNWA













> On 9 Feb 2019, at 09:35, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Is that the XC type? I have one and find it very handy as it is light and 
> small, relatively sharp and accurate (AF) what else would you expect for a 
> lens I paid less than a hundred euros new - it was then 400?, bought half 
> price on a Black Friday, with 50% extra coupon on it ?
> 
> :-)
> 
> We're taking it to SA by the way. Only real down-side on mine, no WR.
> 
> Enjoy your lens and  trip!
> 
> Amities
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 9 f?vr. 2019 ? 07:40, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a ?crit 
>> :
>> 
>> I do not buy much new equipment these days?the stuff I have is good 
>> enough for my needs, whether we are talking computers or tablets/phones 
>> or photo equipment. I do buy occasional bits and pieces related to my 
>> cycling, especially things that wear out, like clothes. But this week I 
>> bought my first piece of photo kit in at least year, a 50-230mm zoom for 
>> my Fuji. I am going to Romania next week, my first visit to that country, 
>> and I wanted to travel light. This means the Fuji X-E2 with two zooms?the 
>> 18-55mm I already had, the new 50-230mm, and an f2/23mm lens for low 
>> light situations.
>> 
>> The new zoom arrived yesterday at my office, so on my way home I stopped 
>> at the central beach of Alicante to do some lens testing, in the way I 
>> normally test lenses?just by taking pictures. I think the result is quite 
>> satisfactory, and I look forward to walking around Bucharest with a light 
>> camera bag next week. Here are five images from Playa de Postiguet.
>> 
>> There was a group of kiters and surfers, but it was the end of the day so 
>> they were winding down:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-295tmjS/A
>> 
>> Rinsing off:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4KzfqKt/A
>> 
>> Walking back to the car:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h8LvcJ5/A
>> 
>> The part of the beach closest to the centre, with the hotel where I spent 
>> my very first night in Alicante, when I was here for my job interview in 
>> the summer of 2007:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TqP34fw/A
>> 
>> Teenagers having a mini botell?n on the beach:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6Q3KRNM/A
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
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