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[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hoppy,

Great shots, all seven of them.  I have been enjoying your tour of "down 
under" sights.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:35 PM
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> Folks seven new photographs, starting here.
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> <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/93331623>
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> You can see a sea dog in conversation while spotting dolphins,
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> Lots more rocky bits of Tasmania and some Aussie senoritas cuddling the 
> wildlife.
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> The last two photographs may be of interest if you are curious about the 
> Zeiss ZM C Biogon 4.5 21.
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> Having shot it for a couple of weeks along side my benchmark Summicron M 
> 28 asph, I would offer these comments.
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> It costs a third as much as the Summicron, yet is very well made, accurate 
> and contrasty.
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> Because of the modest maximum aperture, it is of course vastly easier to 
> correct.
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> You can provoke flare with harsh light directly into the lens.
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> The hood works OK, for a tiny 21 mm hood, but being a bayonet only their 
> original fits.
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> It is very compact, aperture and focus ring operation is very smooth, no 
> complaints at all.
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> 1/3 stops are meaningless for me, though, the meter doesn't react to the 
> change.
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> As always, comments/critiques are very welcome.
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> Cheers, Geoff
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
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> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
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