[Leica] IMG: Reclusive Monarch

[Sonny Carter]

very cool

Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 4:54 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> Challenge met.
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 3:16 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
> > Thirty years ago, when computers were getting involved in lens design, I
> > was shooting a Pentax Spotmatic.  I visited a consignment shop in Ft.
> > Worth and spotted a Soligor 35/f 2.0 lens in m43 mount, a FL I was
> > missing, so I bought it. I later learned that the C/D inscription meant
> > it was computer-designed. I decided today to take the lens out for a
> > spin.  (Did I mention that this lens focuses down to 1 foot?)  I spotted
> > two butterflies around the Buddleia, so I moved in closer and tried with
> > no success to get some images.  The smart insects managed to keep
> > foliage between themselves and the camera. Finally, I saw the Monarch
> > fly away from the Buddleia and I snapped in that direction.
> >
> > I got a single image of the butterfly.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210903-DSCF2691-Enhanced.JPG.html
> >
> > I know my 50-200 Oly lens would have done a better job, but it wouldn't
> > have been a challenge.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
> >
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