Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >