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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Olympus 50/2.0 Macro as a Walk-Around Lens
From: papatorry46 at gmail.com (Wayne Torry)
Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 14:21:44 -0400
References: <0b70b1de-cdea-0905-5f96-6d6be2a867be@lighttube.net>

A nice Macro Lens is just plain nice! F/2.0 is a plus!
I have my work cut out for me.
The E1 isn?t full frame is it?

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:

> I received a 50/2.0 Macro lens from B&H yesterday, and slipped it on the
> old E-1 this morning to see how it functioned as a daily walk-around
> lens.  I sought a wide variety of subjects to get a feel for its
> focusing and resolution, from treetops and clouds to my utility meter.
> With a breeze blowing, and several small subjects, it took a little
> while to get used to its focusing habits, but, as you will see from the
> utility meter, resolution is very good.
>
> A colorful fly:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078601.JPG.html
>
> Common Fleabane:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078605.JPG.html
>
> Small, colorful Iris:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078610.JPG.html
>
> Tree tops and clouds:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078616.JPG.html
>
> Resolution test:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078618.JPG.html
>
> Common housefly holding on to blowing leaf:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078620.JPG.html
>
> I'm looking forward to the butterflies with this lens.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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