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Subject: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue Dec 30 10:44:16 2008
References: <C57F4D2A.474BA%mark@rabinergroup.com><B79B7A5F49474CC4A8870BEE4DFFB406@jimnichols> <495A68C0.1050006@tele2.fr>

Hi Philippe,

I have retired the Spotmatic, but still use the Super Takumars on my Oly 
E-510 with an adapter.  I have all of the ones that you named except for the 
28. The 55mm f/1.8 makes a nice portrait lens on a four/thirds DSLR.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philippe AMARD" <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.


> Pentax?
> Spotmatic?
>
> Wonderful memories
> Also had an ESII along with the Spotmatic F
>
> and Super Takumars - 135mm, 28mm (still on the shelves), 1.8 55mm, and 
> also f1.4 50 a gem of its own sort.
> Feeling young again all of a sudden, DK why ;-)
>
> Oh yes, I love the squirrel !
>
> Got one of those with my Contax in Chicago so long ago - must find the 
> slide some day.
>
> Thanks for sharing
> Phx
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Hi, Mark,
>>
>> I couldn't afford the latest Leica gear at the time, but my trusty Pentax 
>> Spotmatic did the job just fine.  You have to offer food to the critters, 
>> and they love you. The linked photo below was made in Rocky Mountain 
>> National Park, in 1991.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher+1991.jpg.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
>>
>>
>>> At the Rocky Mountain National Park at the LHSA meeting we all tried
>>> shooting these little quick cute critters like that a bit smaller and 
>>> shyer.
>>> A challenge for an M6 and a 50 or 90.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Gee Bee <graham@geebeephoto.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:11:14 -0000
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
>>>>
>>>>>>> On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Seth wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> squirrels? SQUIRRELS??? but they're rodents, f'r heav'n sake!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> did a bloody rodent ever sit in your lap? - or lick your hand?
>>>>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------
>>>>
>>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/p06.html
>>>>
>>>> 3 more pics (scroll)
>>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/posts/squirrel.html
>>>>
>>>> --Graham
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.)
Message from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.)