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Subject: [Leica] IMG: My Summicron-R 50 Arrived
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 07:13:46 +0200
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Hi Jim,

Good news then.
The photo looks ok to me.
Yet, if you don't give us the original picture for us to compare with 
the crop, I find it difficult to assess sharpness after 'enlargement' ;-)
it would also give us an idea of the distance.
Thanks
Amiti?s
Philippe

Jim Nichols wrote:

>My KEH BGN Leitz Canada Summicron-R 50/2.0 from 1978 arrived today. A few 
>exterior rubs, etc, but the glass looks great and everything functions as 
>it should.  I shot some flowers, etc, but was curious about the ability to 
>grab details with this lens.
>
>>From the ground in my back yard, I photographed the top of the power pole 
>>at the back corner of my lot, where the branch circuit fuse is located.  
>>This fuse trips when suicidal squirrels or dead tree branches attack the 
>>neighborhood electrical feed.
>
>I was impressed by the detail in this image, as well as some others I made. 
> Looks like a keeper!  Now all I need to find are an E55 UV filter and a 
>front cap that will fit over the built-in hood.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Neighborhood+Fuse.tif.html
>
>Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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