Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/31

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Subject: [Leica] An M8 photograph
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Dec 31 19:31:44 2007

Rei,

Very nice photo of your daughter.  Seems a bit soft, but is probably the 
lens, but still a nice portrait with the effect.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>
>
> here's a summarex of my daughter kitty.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/kittarex.jpg.html
> 
> i like the lens.  i got it on a whim from eb*y a couple of 
> years ago after i got a IIIf and hankered a couple of LTM lenses
> to go with it.  i turns out not to be such an easy lens to use
> with an LTM (the big shade covers those little windows, and you have
> to use a finder) but works quite nicely with the m8.
> 
> -rei
> 
> 
> On Dec30 20:03, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > i have a chrome m8 and i confess the summarex looks very handsome on 
> > it.  i think of it as a nice counterpart to the old 35 lux.  the 
> > summarex is 
> > all the more impressive (if not large) by virtue of being born back 
> > when we were chasing the tirpitz all over the north atlantic.
> > 
> > i don't think there are 58mm ir cut filters readily available
> > for it so i am shooting it unfiltered.  i've got some other nice
> > portraits with it, maybe i'll try to put up.
> > 
> > -rei
> > 
> > On Dec30 17:58, Leonard Taupier wrote:
> > > Rei,
> > > 
> > > This is a very nice photo. Ted looks ecstatic. I also like the look  
> > > the Summarex gives wide open. I don't recall ever seeing a photo with  
> > > one before. It's really smooth. I love using these old lenses on the  
> > > M8. You get to see it's performance immediately. And easily compare  
> > > them to the newer optics.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for sharing this one.
> > > Len
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Dec 30, 2007, at 4:26 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> > > 
> > > >inspired me to post our own apple christmas.  ted and imac.
> > > >
> > > >m8, summarex @ f1.5, no filters.
> > > >
> > > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/tedimac.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > >-rei
> > > >
> > > >>On Dec 30, 2007 1:15 AM, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>  
> > > >>wrote:
> > > >>>Leslie, Elizabeth, Tiffany, and Vanessa watch a YouTube video on  
> > > >>>Elizabeth's iPhone.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/pwic/L1000943.jpg.html
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Not quite a grab shot, but if I hadn't had my M8 with me ready to  
> > > >>>use, I would have missed this one. 35mm Summilux ASPH, f/4 1/30  
> > > >>>ISO 640.
> > > >>>
> > > >
> > > >-- 
> > > >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> > > >Ridgewood, New Jersey
> > > >
> > > >
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> > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> > Ridgewood, New Jersey
> > 
> > 
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> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
> 
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