[Leica] IMG: Reclusive Monarch

[Peter Dzwig]

Really like that sense of movement and the sharpness of the Monarch.
Great capture (perhaps not the best term for wildlife :-)  )

Peter

On 03/09/2021 21:16, Jim Nichols 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.
> 

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Dr. Peter Dzwig