[Leica] PAW - lens experiment

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

She's wearing a clear plastic collar- like a drunk wearing a lamp shade
-  to keep her from pulling at stitches...it comes off tomorrow, thank
God...:-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Philippe Orlent
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:28 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW - lens experiment


Almost human expression and nice bokeh but what is she behind?



> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 11:33:52 -0400
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] PAW - lens experiment
> 
> Shot with Olympilux Zuiko 50 1.2 at f 1.2, mounted with converter on 
> Olympus E-1 digital, manually focused - which makes it a 100 f 1.2 
> manual focus equivalent. 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW/OnepointTwo
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=mit.edu@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=mit.edu@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John

> Collier
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 10:48 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M4-P + Winder M4-2
> 
> 
> Boy I wish that were true.
> 
> Unfortunately the M was never designed, nor redesigned properly, for a

> winder/motor. As long as you NEVER NEVER use the winder with a speed 
> lower than the flash sync you will be OK.
> 
> Yes the wind mechanism is supposed to be locked out until the shutter 
> completes its cycle but often it does not. Then the camera jams. Don't

> fool yourself, this does damage the shutter mech and can eventually 
> toast it completely. My repair chap begged me with his voice breaking 
> not to use a winder/motor.
> 
> I switched to Tom's rapidwinders where my brain does the necessary 
> thinking to prevent jams.
> 
> BTW, if your Winder M is noisy go here:
> 
> http://nemeng.com/leica/011b.shtml
> 
> John Collier
> 
> On 1-May-05, at 8:20 AM, Grduprey@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> In a message dated 4/30/2005 11:53:55 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>> tgif@mbi.nifty.com writes:
>>> There is one concern, though. It was one evening I was shooting with

>>> slow speeds like 1/8 and 1/15, I accidentally released my finger 
>>> from
> 
>>> the shutter button while the shutter was still in operation. Winder 
>>> made a big *bump* noise at first and did not wind until I pressed 
>>> and released the button again.
>> 
>> More than likely, you just got it jammed and whe you pressed the 
>> release you cleared the jam up. I would just keep on shooting if it 
>> is now working correctly.  Both units are pretty robust and can take 
>> this type of a jam with no
>> damage to either unit.
> 
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