[Leica] IMG: Friday Flowers by Jupiter

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Beautiful, works very well!
Cheers
Jayanand

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> On 11-Nov-2016, at 23:59, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> For some reason, it occurred to me this morning that the old Jupiter 8, 50/2, low serial number, made for Kiev, lens that I have had for years, which wouldn't focus well on my Barnacks, might work just fine on the Fuji X-E1.  So I mounted it on double adapters and took it out for a spin.  The aperture setting turns freely, so I secured it with a rubber band.
> 
> Shooting a brick wall showed proper focus, and no distortion, but I wanted a real subject.  I had seen this spot of color from a distance, so I checked out my neighbor's cool weather blooms.  To me, the Zeiss heritage shines through.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cool+Weather+Colors.TIFF.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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