[Leica] [OM] IMG: Exploring the 90mm

[Tina Manley]

And I now have that lens and the extenders!  And the case with the Canada
stickers on it.

Thanks, Ted!!  It's still a fantastic lens.

Tina

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Crew,
> I always admire you folks for all the extra testing and shooting you do
> when
> using LEICA gear. Particularly lenses. :-)
> When I began my major change over to LEICA gear, it never occurred to me to
> test anything. I figured if I was buying LEICA at what I was paying, it had
> to be the best!
> I was shooting an assignment in Halifax, Canada and I really needed a much
> longer lens for the photos of ships in the harbour, certainly the images I
> could "see?" But not capture properly I needed a Leica 280 mm 2.8. I phoned
> to Ottawa to the camera store I dealt with.
> "Hey do you guys still have that 280 2.8.Leica lens you showed me last
> week?"
> "Yea." I respond, "OK pack and ship it to Halifax right now special
> express.
> Thanks!"
> The clerk responded: "Hey Ted do you want the 2 EXTENDERS FOR IT ALSO?"ME.
> "whatever are they?"
> He says "One is a 1.4x and the other is a 2x times."
> It arrived the next day in it's metal carry-all case and by noon I had shot
> about the harbour at least a couple dozen rolls of KODACHROME. Hopped in a
> plane around 5pm home bound! RESULTS? WOWIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
> One thing if you haven't noticed was the word "test?":-)
> Well if the results were crappy I wouldn't be sitting here writing this
> note
> if they were crappy?:-) I even shot some of the images with both extenders
> mounted and they were quite amazing.
> Mounted extra to the 280mm lens, a 1.4 extender. Then add the 2X and you
> have a very neat working lens!
> Now as you will recall when it comes to things of testing and putting
> extenders together on the same lens at the same time.
> The results are mine despite LEICA company techie types "not recommending
> it
> after I had done it!" And told them the results were great.  My offer?
> There's nothing wrong doing testing as each of us have "our own fashions of
> using our gear."
> cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant O.C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: July-23-17 11:27 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Exploring the 90mm
>
> Well done to you and the lens! Leica R lenses are IMO the finest glass out
> there.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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> > On 22 Jul 2017, at 19:20, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> >
> > In trying to learn the strengths of the Leica Elmarit-R 90, I took it to
> the Rose of Sharon bushes and found a Black Swallowtail at work.  Here  is
> the best of several useful images.
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170722-DSCF3423.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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