Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/11

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Garden portrait
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 08:58:05 -0400
References: <AANLkTim7oorPRid_1O_2m-ARRk14ap9u4BQDml4tGjXq@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikJO0o4XFios8j58Z-Lg786HOX6xhh9mlXgM4t9@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikUr05Z3wsTV1prxR4w56xeqJUH8msgFpmII_YG@mail.gmail.com>

I have to ask, how is this possible?  First, of course, it's an amazing, 
arresting image.

Forgive my ignorance, but I've never done any sort of macro before.
Outside of a visoflex, how can you get this close to something and focus?
Inquiring minds need to know!

Thanks,
-rei


On 05/11/2010 12:34 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> You're right, rangefinders can't do close ups.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 11 May 2010 14:33, Vince Passaro<passaro.vince at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Send it back. That's not close enough.
>> V
>>
>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Geoff Hopkinson<hopsternew at gmail.com
>>      
>>> wrote:
>>>        
>>      
>>> Today I received a macro adapter for my Macro Elmar 90 and tried it out
>>>        
>> on
>>      
>>> my M9 (ISO 800 100% crop).
>>> No Valanga Irregularis were harmed in the making of this portrait
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/2/ghcu.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Geoff
>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>>
>>>        
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