[Leica] IMG: Practice with Focus Magnification

[Sonny Carter]

I agree, kinda like gumballs, if you put enough coins in, you might get a
yellow one..

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Thanks, Douglas.  Just fire away and hope for the best!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/27/2016 6:46 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>
>> I admire your patience, Jim. I've tried to get shots like this, but
>> either the wind is moving things, or the insects keep shifting. It can be
>> very frustrating.
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net
>> >
>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera
>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:13 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Practice with Focus Magnification
>>
>>
>> Using focus magnification is nice, when using a tripod, but how useful is
>>> it when holding a 100mm lens by hand?  I have tried it a few times, but the
>>> image is shaky. I decided to put a little more effort into the attempt, and
>>> it worked, though not easily with moving subjects.  Here are two images.
>>>
>>> A Silver-Sided Skipper in afternoon sun:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Sided+Skipper_001.TIFF.html
>>>
>>> And a Carpenter Bee's late afternoon pollen collection effort on a Rose
>>> of Sharon:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Late+Afternoon+Visit.TIFF.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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Sonny
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