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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 34: Paws, literally
From: kitmc at vuelux.com (Kit McChesney | Vuelux)
Date: Sun Aug 22 12:45:15 2004

There's a good article, admittedly authored by Leica, about the suitability
of film lenses with digital media, if you're interested in reading it. This
was put out for dealers to use, but I post it on my Web site for all to see:
(No, I am not trying to lure you into going to visit me, but just FYI:)

http://www.vuelux.com/pdf/Conventional_Lens_Suitability_Digital.pdf

Kit
-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan
Wajsman
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:05 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 34: Paws, literally

Don,

The 100 Apo is good indeed. I have read tons of stuff about how and why 
digital cameras do not benefit from Leica (or other excellent) lenses, 
and based on my admittedly short experience with the Canon, I say: 
hogwash. The 100 Apo is awesome, whether the results are captured on 
film inside an R8 or on a DSLR sensor.

Regarding the feet shot, as far as I remember it was indeed shot at f1.4 
  or close to it. In general, I am very happy with this lens, I have 
shot some excellent portraits with it already. Although I have the 
feeling that the 1.8/85mm Canon which I just acquired for the princely 
sum of $305, is even better.

Nathan

Don Dory wrote:

> Nathan,
> Good timing on the bee, damn that 100 APO is good.
> 
> However, do you find the zone of focus interesting on this image?
> 
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_34.jpg
> 
> Unless you were wide open there seems to be some strong field curvature
> going on in this image.  Things like that made me sell my 50 Fi.4 EF.
> 
> Just my opinion and you might have been near wide open in which case
> very good handling of no DOF.
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:52 PM
> To: LEG; Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 34: Paws, literally
> 
> Since the EXIF data will give me away anyway, I might as well confess 
> that not all this week's images were actually taken this week, but I 
> only had time to edit them today.
> 
> First, some PAW fun with my wife and our dog in the garden (yes, the 
> dog's nails were done too, she is a girl after all):
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_34.jpg
> (this one is pure Canon, the 10D plus 50mm 1,4 Canon lens, ISO 100)
> 
> Then a couple of Leica shots from the garden, taken with the 10D and the
> 
> 100mm Apo Macro, at ISO 400:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_34alt1.jpg
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_34alt2.jpg
> 
> And finally, a funny piece of anarchist graffiti spotted in Arnhem the 
> other day (Super de Boer is a Dutch supermarket chain):
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_34alt3.jpg
> (this one with the 10D and 17-35mm Sigma, ISO 100).
> 
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html
> and as always, comments/critique are gratefully welcomed.
> 
> Nathan

-- 
Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com


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