Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No - unfortunately it's no use for that. It only focuses to about 6 feet on the infinity mark, it's a lens from a Braun Paxette and has a different register somewhere between Leica LTM and M42. Cheers Douglas Ming Thein wrote: > Atmospheric landscapes? > > Thein Onn Ming > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 29, 2009, at 23:17, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > >> oding: 7bit >> >> Thanks Ming, >> >> so do I, but it's hard to think of other subjects where it might be >> useful, perhaps for portraits? (perhaps not, portraits from that >> close are almost certain to make the subject nervous). >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Thein Onn Ming wrote: >>> I rather like the milky blur, actually. >>> >>> On May 29, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> >>>> I've just been playing around with Canon LTM lenses on Novoflex >>>> bellows on my Canon 20D and captured this splash of colour in the >>>> garden. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Garden__MG_9586.jpg.html >>>> >>>> In contrast, this one is a rather more restful shot of a Wisteria >>>> flower taken last week with a very old Steinheil Cassarit: The >>>> milky blur was not intentional, the lens seems to capture it like >>>> this: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Garden__MG_9474.jpg.html >>>> >>>> For the technically minded, it's a set up with plenty of adapters: >>>> LTM to M42 on the lens / M42 to CY from the lens to the bellows / >>>> CY to EOS from the bellows to the camera. >>>> >>>> C+C more than welcome. >>>> >>>> Wishing you all a nice long weekend. All the best from a gloriously >>>> sunny Hannover >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> THEIN Onn Ming >>> *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com >>> www.flickr.com/mingthein >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> --------------000708090207060805010603 >> lmost certain to make the subject nervous). >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Thein Onn Ming wrote: >>> I rather like the milky blur, actually. >>> >>> On May 29, > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information