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Subject: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Jan 22 21:55:02 2007
References: <9b678e0701211751s2bd987e8w628f6acb1cb49283@mail.gmail.com><002301c73dcd$e5d01d80$6501a8c0@asus930> <9b678e0701221733o1de89a16kdd8a7ef94d8a195a@mail.gmail.com><001201c73e8f$f1c6c6d0$6501a8c0@asus930> <45B58D1A.3070902@hemenway.com><01be01c73ea6$7c04c890$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <45B58FB2.4040409@hemenway.com>

It's all a plot by the Jims to make me get a classic Leica SLR and start 
acquiring R glass. I'm pretty sure that Doug Herr may be in
on this as well. And it is a lovely study. I'm a big fan of the very dark 
backgrounds that give these shots such impact and depth.
As Jim N wrote, the DoF is just right. I was having thoughts that a 100 
might be necessary.

Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jim Hemenway
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2007 14:32
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3

Jim:

Thanks, but I meant that the 60mm macro and a Leica SL is a fairly cheap 
way for Hoppy to get into macro.

Jim, "Perhaps I still don't understand irony" Hemenway


Jim Nichols wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> There is nothing cheap looking about that image.  It is a beautiful 
> example of proper use of DOF.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3
> 
> 
>> Hopper:
>>
>> I shot this with the 60mm macro on a Leica SL, don't know if you can 
>> go any cheaper:
>>
>> http://www.hemenway.com/pages/Day%20Lily.htm

>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> G Hopkinson wrote:
>>
>>> Don, I think that the macro thing is starting to call to me as well. 
>>> Then I start thinking about what's required to make it happen
>>> with an M old way or new way. Or buy an older R (for cost) then glass 
>>> for it. Then I think, be rational, to have a play I could get
>>> a macro for my Nikon manual focus slr's cheaply. Then I start 
>>> thinking about the Zeiss ZF Planar 100 macro, (have you seen the MTF
>>> graphs for that lens!)then I realise I'm back at the second mortgage 
>>> point. I think its called technolust!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Hoppy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3
>>>
>>> Hoppy,
>>> Thank you for the compliment.  If the demons at work give in somewhat 
>>> I may
>>> do an abbreviated series this year.  Last year I played around a lot 
>>> with
>>> bad lenses used up close and this year I might try traditional macro 
>>> shots
>>> with a somewhat different viewpoint.
>>>
>>> Don
>>> don.dory@gmail.com
>>>
>>> On 1/21/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don, that's a great shot of the camellia. I love the colour and the 
>>>> sharp
>>>> droplet.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Hoppy



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