Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Grosbeaks
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Apr 25 07:40:43 2008
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Thanks, Len. I will look further.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Grosbeaks


> Check again Jim. They advertise the msrp as $79.95 but look in the  
> upper right of the ad where they sell it for $27.95. All of their  
> adapters show a very high msrp but sell much cheaper.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Apr 25, 2008, at 10:13 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, Len.  I found their site last night.  It looks like they  
>> have come up with a new money maker, selling it for $79.95.  I just  
>> looked at my 200 f/4 lens, and it seems to be stuck in the "Auto"  
>> position, which means it would only work wide open.  I may have to  
>> look at another option.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier"  
>> <len-1@comcast.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 6:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Grosbeaks
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jim,
>>>
>>> Hi have been using Fotodiox for my adapters (without chips). They   
>>> have been reliable. I believe most of the adapters sold are the  
>>> same  except for the very expensive Leica and Novoflex (which are  
>>> better  made for 10X the price).
>>>
>>> Look here.
>>>
>>> <http://www.fotodiox.com/shop/product_info.php?  
>>> cPath=27&products_id=4138>
>>>
>>> It looks like any 4/3 adapter is $27.95 from them.
>>>
>>> Len
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 24, 2008, at 11:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Len.  I just posted a note on the Oly PN forum to see if   
>>>> anyone has found an outstanding adapter source.  There are a lot  
>>>> of  them out there, and the descriptions all sound the same.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier"   
>>>> <len-1@comcast.net>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:24 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Grosbeaks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> The birds are beautiful. I like the colors. Time to get that   
>>>>> adapter for your Pentax 200mm though. You shouldn't need one  
>>>>> with  a chip.
>>>>>
>>>>> Len
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 24, 2008, at 11:11 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am still restricted to my normal zoom lens, effectively  
>>>>>> 108mm  on  a normal 35mm frame, but couldn't pass up the  
>>>>>> opportunity to  get  some images of the colorful migrants.   
>>>>>> These Rose-Breasted   Grosbeaks come by our feeders each Spring  
>>>>>> and Fall and compete  with  the finches and cardinals that  
>>>>>> normally dominate our  feeders,  filled with black-oil  
>>>>>> sunflower seeds.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> These images are cropped severely, but the colors are as close   
>>>>>> to real life as I could make them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grosbeak51.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grosbeak59.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grosbeak61.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments and critique welcomed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>
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