Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I can see why so many Rollei 35 owners are enthusiastic about the Rollei 35. The images have nice sharpness and tonality. Do you attempt to guess the focus, or do you shoot at hyperfocal distance. I believe for that lens, it is 21 feet at f/8. Jeffery Smith At 12:15 PM 6/23/2002 +0200, you wrote: >I take a camera with me everywhere, including when I walk my dog along >the lake. Sometimes an M6 around my neck, sometimes just a Rollei 35 in >my pocket. But I never go out camera-less. The four pictures this week >are from a couple of such occasions. First, I happened on this family of >swans. In the main pic they are more or less posing for me, in the first >alternate they are doing their morning grooming routine: > >http://www.wajsman.com/2002_25.jpg >http://www.wajsman.com/2002_25alt1.jpg >(both with M6+90mm Apo+Ilford Delta 100) > >The second alternate is a guy playing a saxophone at the beach, all by >himself. I was curious why he had chosen this particular spot, but he >was absorbed in his music and I did not want to disturb him: > >http://www.wajsman.com/2002_25alt2.jpg >(Rollei 35, Agfa Scala) > >And finally, when the weather is stormy and rainy the boats stay at the >shore, but for the windsurfers this is exactly what they wait for: > >http://www.wajsman.com/2002_25alt3.jpg >(M6+50mm Summilux+Ilford Delta 100) > >The complete PAW index is at: > >http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > >and comments/critique are always welcomed and appreciated. > >Nathan > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch >mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > >Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm >General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html