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Subject: [Leica] IMG Iona and grandpa Fitzgerald work...
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Nov 14 13:11:22 2007
References: <111420071430.17702.473B069900080AF600004526219791332903010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <000201c826cc$1d7af380$6401a8c0@asus930>

On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:39 AM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Oh he's shooting the non-asph Summilux for these ones. Made from old  
> coke bottles,



diet coke...

> I think. But he has the asph version as well.

yup...great for some things...

> I
> am constantly on a crusade to convince him that the asph is THE  
> fifty to use. Jeffery may chime in here ;-)

oh, on that point, Jeffery will tell you that the very  best 50 is the  
one that is on the camera,  that is in your hands...

:-)


Steve





>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG Iona and grandpa Fitzgerald work...
>
> Hoppy,
>
> I'm not too sure Steve likes the 50 Asph Summilux that much.  I  
> think he should just send it my way, I'll keep it warm for him.  ;-)
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
> <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au 
> >: --------------
>
>
>> Number five at a gallop for me. The interaction by Iona MAKES the  
>> image. I might
>> say that number one is more gently lit/exposed,
>> however I stick with my first choice. Maybe a quibble with them  
>> that the
>> highlight on granpa's head is blown as I see it here. Can
>> you extract any detail there and burn in a little maybe? BTW that  
>> lens is
>> gorgeous on the M8, but then you knew that.
>> 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
>> Steve Barbour
>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2007 10:10
>> To: Leica Users Group; LEG; MUG Users; LRF; A forum dedicated to the
>> Picture-A-Week project
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG Iona and grandpa Fitzgerald work...
>>
>> I need your input...
>>
>> I can 't decide which is the best single image here...
>>
>> it changes each time I look...
>>
>> so I would like to ask your opinion...which I greatly appreciate...
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/bikt1.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/bikt3.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/bikt4.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2007/bikt5.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> M8 Summilux 50mm 1.4 non ASPH...(latest fw)
>>
>>
>> thanks for your thoughts,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
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