[Leica] IMG: Another Oldie Revisited

Jim Nichols jhnichols at lighttube.net
Mon Jul 26 07:20:33 PDT 2021


Thanks, Don.  I only worry about battery life. I've never filled up a card.

On 7/26/21 5:27 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Shooting birds is a demanding effort without autofocus.  Your image is just
> fine, just accept a whole bunch of missed shots and praise the fact you
> didn't have to pay for the film.
>
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 2:38 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> I took out another manual focus lens today on my Fuji X-T2.  It is a
>> Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 200/4, from the 1970s.  It's biggest
>> shortcoming is that its closest focus distance is 2.5 meters (8.2 ft.)
>> Insects were not cooperative, so I moved toward the bird feeder support
>> post, where this male Purple Finch was giving me the message that I was
>> disturbing his snack.
>>
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210724-DSCF2498-Enhanced.JPG.html
>>
>> The lesson learned was that old guys best stick to autofocus.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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