[Leica] [OM] IMG: A Lens from Way-Back

[Nathan Wajsman]

I love the idea of putting a lens from the 1890s on a camera from the 2010s.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:14, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> Exchanges with Moose, on the OM list, about older lenses, and his recent studies in colors, led me to try a couple of experiments this morning.  I mounted my Ross London No. 6 Symetrical 8-inch f/16 lens, from about 1890, on an E-510, and put the combination on a tripod.
> 
> Aiming the camera at the Buddlei bush from quite a distance, I saw butterfly activity.  Snapping several exposures, I got a lucky hit.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/No_6Symetrical+Butterflies.TIFF.html
> 
> I also tried an out-of-focus view of a neighbor's red roof and some foliage.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P8315413-1.tif.html
> 
> Here is the lens
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html
> 
> Here is the mount, shown with the E-1
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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