[Leica] Old lenses on a new camera

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

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>Some of you may remember this photo taken a year ago today with the
>500mm when it was hazy and foggy:
>http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses/images/081205-Takumar500-2-lights.jpg

One of my favorite lighthouse photos.  You were blessed with just the 
right amount of haze when you shot it.


>To give you an idea as to how far away I was, here's a photo taken from
>about the same spot last year with a normal 50mm lens on my Leica R8:
>http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses/images/081705-Leica-50mm.jpg
>
>Here's yesterday's photos:
>http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses-08112006/

The first of these really works for me but I still like the 
distancing effect of the haze in the original shot and the way it 
evokes a hot summer day.


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Regards,

Dick