[Leica] IMG: Using a New Toy

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

On 6/23/2010 10:39 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I've been wanting a smaller, lighter kit to carry around when I am away 
> from home.  I just received a Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 Macro lens to pair with my 
> E-510.  The 510 is light, as DSLRs go, and the lens weighs less than 6oz, 
> so the combination is the best I've found since I retired my Leica IIIf.
>
> This image is about 15% of the 4/3 frame, and is shown to illustrate, 
> IMHO, that there is good reason for this lens to be described as "sharp".  
> After just a few hours, I think it has found a home.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lily+100.tif.html
>    
Very nice.  I just got a Panasonic GF-1 with the 20mm in yesterday, 
purchased for the same reason.  So far, so good though I cannot do 
without a viewfinder.  I'm trying to decide whether to order the Cosina 
40mm viewfinder or the Panasonic EVF.

Ken Carney