[Leica] IMG: Found Around the House

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks for the kind words, Gerry.

Yes, we had these, both with single lines, and multi-lines, with lighted 
buttons across the bottom.  Then, they were replaced with much more 
complex instruments.  But, even then, this model, with its amplifier, 
was provided to those with hearing impairments.  When the electricity 
fails, these still work!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/7/2016 4:06 PM, Gerry Walden wrote:
> Jim
>
> I love the ‘table’ image, really nice. As for the telephone, it makes you feel old when you see something labelled as ‘vintage’ and you remember them being installed into your office as the latest thing.
>
> Gerry
>
>> On 7 Jan 2016, at 18:42, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jim,
>> Sorry nothing to do photographic... BUT TELEPHONE!" :-)
>> Like you, I to wear hearing aids,,,,,, THANKYOU ISREALI ARTILLARY 1967!!!!!"
>> :-)
>>
>> Even though hearing aids work fine on calls, but a trick I learned a short
>> time ago.
>> I push the phone button for "SPEAKER-PHONE!" Trust me your neighbours can
>> almost hear the conversation. :-) And it works fine even without hearing -
>> aids inserted.
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ? ted  :-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> Jim Nichols
>> Sent: January-07-16 10:13 AM
>> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Found Around the House
>>
>> Because the weather is threatening this morning, I looked around the
>> house for suitable subjects for the new Fuji 35/2.0 lens.  The first
>> thing that caught my eye was the vintage Western Electric telephone on
>> my desk.  It remains in use because it has an amplified handset, which
>> allows me to forget about hearing aids while working at the desk.  (I
>> first checked to see if the Macro setting of the X-E1 works with this
>> lens, and it does not appear to change the minimum focus distance.)
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2808fm.tif.html
>>
>> Next, I tried several shots of the pie crust table by the picture
>> window, and ended up using flash against the back lighting, then
>> converted it to B&W.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/By+the+Window.TIFF.html
>>
>> My conclusion is that the lens focuses very quickly and accurately, even
>> at minimum focusing distance.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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