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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 07:56:08 +0200
References: <A8A4AB48811C414C8DCC816EF9ED63B6@jimnichols> <4A12400A.1010409@tele2.fr> <B15F02584E3B40CCA1F1C08CD9DB515B@jimnichols>

Tells much more like this, thanks for posting it.
The Summicron on a 4/3 is a gem, I told you :-)

Have fun with it.
Bien amicalement
Philippe


Jim Nichols wrote:

> Hi Philippe,
>
> The distance from the camera to the top of the pole was around 10 to 
> 15 meters.  I have uploaded the full jpeg image with slight USM 
> applied.  I did not want to start again with the full RAW image.
>
> Thanks for looking and commenting.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Power+Pole+Full+JPEG.jpg.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe AMARD" 
> <philippe.amard at tele2.fr>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: My Summicron-R 50 Arrived
>
>
>> 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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