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

[Richard Man]

Well, I do it all the time ;-)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> I love the idea of putting a lens from the 1890s on a camera from the
> 2010s.
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> Cheers,
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> > On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:14, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > Aiming the camera at the Buddlei bush from quite a distance, I saw
> butterfly activity.  Snapping several exposures, I got a lucky hit.
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> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/No_
> 6Symetrical+Butterflies.TIFF.html
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> > I also tried an out-of-focus view of a neighbor's red roof and some
> foliage.
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> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P8315413-1.tif.html
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> > Here is the lens
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> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html
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> > Here is the mount, shown with the E-1
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> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html
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> > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
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