[Leica] The Way We Were

[Doug Herr]

Good to see you back, Bob!  This is a great time of year for the warblers!

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/>


> On May 17, 2020, at 4:44 PM, Palmieri, Bob via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> Folks - 
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> Bob Palmieri here - think I was somewhat active on the LUG maybe a quarter century ago.
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> It occurred to me that I still seem to be doing things pretty much the same way I did then - shooting film in Leicas through 50mm spherical lenses, f’instance. Examples of this sort of thing from the last few weeks here:
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> https://bobpalmieri.zenfolio.com/p109708142
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> However, the main reason I was thinking along these lines is that it’s Migration Time here in the Midwest, so I set out with my trusty 400 6.3 Telyt (with 1.4 Nikon converter and Sony APS-C body hanging off the back plus shoulder brace) to hunt warblers. Here are some samples from a couple of hits:
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> https://bobpalmieri.zenfolio.com/p31911442
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> https://bobpalmieri.zenfolio.com/p832251956
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> Actually, this rig - the Telyt, converter, brace & stabilized crop camera is really light (an adapted guitar strap has been a nice tweak) and fun to schlepp around on full or half day excursions. Heckuva lot better than my 800mm full frame Nikon expedition rig with pod… 
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> Do pardon the intrusion if these specifics have been way on the radar in recent years; haven’t ducked in for a very long time
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> I’d say that for those of you who might have such a thing lying around gathering dust (and are looking for a good excuse to get outta the house for the day under the current circumstances) consider this modern adaptation as a good incentive to step out into the wild.
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> Bob Palmieri
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