Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Roy and other New England birders, I took my brand new R8 and new-to-me 250 f 4 out to Plum Island this afternoon to take some sunset/moonrise pictures. When I got there I found many cars lined up with scopes pointed out over the marsh. It turns out that a gyrfalcon has been seen there regularly for the last week! I only had my binoculars with me, but waited for half an hour without seeing her before commencing with my original plan. I went down to parking lot #6 and out to the beach and shot a roll of Prove F 100 on aperture priority with both multi-patern metering and center-weighted metering selected. It was pretty cold, and I really appreciated the ease with which I could lock up the mirror and set the self-timer with my frozen fingers. The clouds were rolling in, but I think I got some nice shots as the moon became visible through the clouds, even if the sky was relatively monochromatic.__On the way back I got a great view of a coyote 50 yards from the road. It looked as if it were "pointing" like a hunting dog. Great time! To keep track of the gyrfalcon, see: http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/massbird/latest.html and for one expert's report, see: http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/massbird/200012/09/index.html#12 I'm going to try to get back there tomorrow for this rare opportunity. If anyone wants to join me in the rain, e-mail me off list, since I get the LUG digest. BTW, I have the Metz 32MZ-3 with the 351 module. Is it true that this flash won't work with the R8 TTL system even with the 3501 module? Do I need to buy a new flash for the R8? All the best, Dave Schaller Newton, MA