[Leica] IMG: Another Legacy Lens

[Don Dory]

We seem to be seeing monarchs pass through on their way south.

On Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 5:14 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> When I bought a Pentax Spotmatic many years ago, it came with an early
> "kit" lens, a Takumar 55/1.8.  Although I later acquired  the 50/1.4 and
> the longer Takumars, I still have the original 55. I always felt it was
> a slight bit sharper than the favored 50/1.4.  Though there is little
> action in my yard these days, I took the 55/1.8 for my walk today.
> Along the fence, near a Rose of Sharon bloom, I found this Fiery Skipper.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210908-DSCF2796-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> Next, I found a Carpenter Bee visiting a Buddleia bloom.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210908-DSCF2858-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> And finally, I caught this Silver-Spotted Skipper in flight, above the
> Buddleia foliage.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210908-DSCF2848-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> Even with an adapter, the 55 makes a fairly light kit with my Fuji X-T2.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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