Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the color , composition and tone of berries is especially riveting and show what a good Rollei lens can do ...both images well done...Steve > > It took me a little time to get this years PAW project started. As I did > last year not all my images will be taken with Leicas. Most of my 35mm shots > will be leica > > shots, but as with last year there will be some medium format work, > perhaps a bit more than last year. This seasons Christmas present to myself > was a very > > nice Rolleiflex 2.8D. My first 6x6, nearly 40 years ago, was a Rollei and > as with the Leica they seem to fit my hands better than other cameras of > that format. > > As with the leica image there is something distinctive about a Rollei > image. Perhaps it is just the comfort of handling a piece of equipment that > is familiar to > > the touch. I hope that you will forgive my including images other than > those from Leicas. What ever the reason these first two images came from > the first roll > > taken with the 2.8D.: > > > > The prime image is of my son with his Rollei a 1951 vintage MX; > > > > http://www.photoneal.com/photos/misc/tn/photog.jpg.html > > > > The alternate image was taken on the way home from the camera shop after > purchasing the 2.8D > > > > http://www.photoneal.com/photos/misc/tn/berries.jpg.html > > > > Until I can get another page set up for my 2003 PAW I will be posting > these images on my "misc." page. Please bear with me. > > > > Comments as always are welcome. > > > > Neal F > > > -- > 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