Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Saturday we had a rainy gray morning. On my way to an early lunch a planting which I have often passed seemed to leap out at me. I orginally shot it with the 24-70L Canon lens but I went back with the 100 APO. I'm glad I did. This iris, peeking over a nastursiam (sp??) caught my eye: <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2005/04/23/_L3U1868.jpg> And just a few feet over was this one surrounded by blossoms of a totally different kind: <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2005/04/23/_L3U1874.jpg> I loved the delicate translucency of this iris petal. The slight imperfections are vividly realized by the 100 APO that the Canon showed as much blurier. (I am not posting a comparison because I don't know how to demonstrate the difference in a fair way: same aperture, etc, I'm not a lens tester I just know the quality difference when I see them on the screen. The Leica 100 just makes images that are so precise. <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2005/04/23/_L3U1847.jpg> And then on the way home via a different path I spotted these strange plants. I've never seen their like. <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2005/04/23/_L3U1887.jpg> All with the 1Ds Mk II. Interested in your response. Adam Bridge