[Leica] IMG: Playing with New Lens

[Peter Klein]

JIm:  Heal well!  Meantime, that 90 is doing nicely with the butterflies.
--Peter

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> Well as I believe you said last week about the lens and bugs/butterflies?
> The ninety would allow a bit closer image with a nice edge of sharpness?
> Oh Yeah and that "male portrait" looked pretty good also! :-)
> cheers,
> ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: August-27-16 11:52 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Playing with New Lens
>
> I received a 1984 Leica Elmarit-R 90mm lens yesterday, and have spent
> some time today getting accustomed to it.  The first image explains why
> I am limiting my activities.  My grandson removed two possible skin
> cancers from my scalp on Thursday.  I'm not very attractive, but I was
> the only portrait candidate available.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Portrait+
> with+Elmarit-R+90.JPG.
> html
>
> The second is a Silver-Sided Skipper on the Buddlei bush
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver+Sided+Skipper.JPG.html
>
> The third is an unidentified very small yellow and black beetle
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Yellow-Black+Beetle.JPG.html
>
> My first impression is that it is sharper than the lenses that I have
> been using, and the images crop nicely, an obvious advantage for photos
> of small insects.  As for portraits, supposedly handled well by this
> lens, I will await a pretty subject before offering an opinion.  (The
> f/2 version is specifically designed for portraits, but I chose the
> f/2.8 to keep the weight down.)
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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