Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/17

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Subject: [Leica] A kind soul donated a FIKUS to me
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat Feb 17 12:12:01 2007
References: <a2f8f4470702171152v4e54d7c4u65730947dc45cbfd@mail.gmail.com>

Daniel,

That's a very nice portrait. The lighting is nice and that lens gives  
a very nice softness to the picture while still being sharp. I have a  
50/3.5 as well. When I tried a newer 50/2.8 I didn't like it as well  
as the 3.5.

Regards,
Len


On Feb 17, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Actually, I think he is on the LUG as well. Anyway, I was given an
> adjustable lens hood (FIKUS) for my Elmars. It covers 50 / 90 / 135 by
> adjusting the position of a telescopic hood.
>
> I have not always been happy with the uncoated Elmar I have when light
> hits it from an angle. So I tried a window shot:
>
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v07/07v07-0008.jpg.html
>
> It makes a world of difference.
>
> Daniel
>
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In reply to: Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] A kind soul donated a FIKUS to me)