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Subject: [Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:59:14 -0600
References: <9F07836ED74F1C42AA69DFBAF8A1E2F137850B2540@MBX1.asc.local>

Those are excellent portraits, whatever the camera.  I had an instructor
once who said don't have anything in the foreground out of focus...one less
thing to worry about now.  

Best Regards,

Ken Carney
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
www.kencarney.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Cassidy
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:45 AM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist
> 
> 
> 
> I'm finding the GF-1 with the 20mm f 1.7 an awesome ... really, substitute
> for what I used to use my Leica for. Though it gets noisy at 400 asa, the
> lens is fast enough and sharp enough that I'm finding it not difficult to
> shoot in relatively low light situations at 100 or 200 ASA and for on-the-
> fly portraits, it's been fabulous -- two photos of the painter John Ennis
> (www.johnennis.com)
> 
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/john-ennis-1.jpg
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/john-ennis-2.jpg



In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)