Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, I did a portrait session with a difference once with the 60mm macro elmarit. I stuck the 1:1 ring on and shot 36 pictures of a face, each at life size. In such a way that when I printed the contact sheet, there was the reconstituted face! A little like one of Hockney's 'joiners' but rather more planned. Quite a funky result. If only I was organised I could find it, scan it, and upload it to a website... Ah, time (and sloth) defeats me again. Jem - ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:26 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: A new lens for the R? What's going on here? > My off-topic 2 cents: After 8 months of use I am falling ever more in love > with my R7 and 60 macro elmarit for close up portraits. The 90 elmarit is > pretty cool too. > > The siren of the 21-35 calls but, unless I want to live at 55 degrees, the > oil bills plug my ears. > > From the cold Northeast, > Eric > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > www.faneuil.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "firkin" <firkin@balhpl01.ncable.net.au> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:03 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: A new lens for the R? What's going on here? > > > > tlianza writes: > > > > > I was perusing the Leica web site and I see that they have just > introduced a > > > 28 mm - 90 ASPHERIC f2.8-4 zoom. I remember thinking that when they > brought > > > out the 21-35, they were only about 8 years behind the times. This lens > > > really surprises me. It's obviously a tour de force in optical design. > The > > > MTF data is so typically great > > > > I too was surprised: by two things, one the lens came on the Leica site > and > > no one mentioned it on the LUG (too many posts on the DL2) and surprised > > that it was made "at all". Its a lens I will be looking for if the price > is > > "right" or if I'm feeling in need of retail therapy. I have been using my > R8 > > more and more lately, and it keeps feeling better and better, and the > > results keep getting better too. It had a good workout in Antelope canyon > > and Horseshoe bend with the 15 and 21 to 35 and I was once again "rapt" in > > its "flash" performance at a recent wedding. I know everyone is diving > from > > the R series, but they are great cameras for those of us who use them -- > > long may there be a niche market. > > > > Cheers > > > > Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) > > > > http://www.afirkin.com > > http://www.familyofman2.com > > > > -- > > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html