Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At one stage I was going so often I had the same suite each time. Marty On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > And here's the HK YMCA: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/HongKong2009/W_L1008405Y2.jpg.html > > Marty, you had a bigger room than I did. > > Howard: ?Nice shot! > > --Bob > > ==On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: >> And there's "my" room in the HK YMCA: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/File1090.jpg.html >> in the background! >> >> Marty >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> >>> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:16 PM >>> Subject: [Leica] M/V Star Aquarius 90 Cron R on D700 >>> >>> >>>> Hi Luggers, >>>> The recent typhoon blew away all the pollution and Hong Kong was in >>>> ?brilliant sunshine on Sunday morning. We were up early with jet lag - >>>> ?just >>>> back from Vancouver - and walked along the waterfront. Here is ?the Star >>>> Aquarius coming into the harbour under blue skies from its ?latest >>>> gambling >>>> cruise. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2010_001/ >>>> >>>> I have followed the many postings about the D700 started by Mark and >>>> ?would comment that you makes your choices and you live with them. >>>> I chose the D700 and will have shortly rebayonted all my R lenses to >>>> ?leitax N mounts. Leica glass is in almost all cases the best one can >>>> ?get - >>>> but since DMR backs are a dying breed - to keep using R glass ?one >>>> needs to >>>> migrate the lenses to another platform. For my money, for ?my uses, the >>>> D700 >>>> is simply the best around and I do enjoy getting out ?and using the R >>>> lenses. For long telephoto work where quick accurate ?focusing is >>>> required, >>>> based on my experience last year with Jayanand ?shooting tigers in >>>> India, I >>>> have moved away from R glass because, Doug ?is absolutely right, you >>>> need >>>> the auto diaphragm feature to enable ?accurate wide open focusing and to >>>> maintain some depth of field. >>>> So, I have sold my wonderful 180 f3.4 APO and my less wonderful 400 >>>> ?Telyt >>>> and replaced them with the latest Nikkor 70 - 200 F2.8 VR and ?the >>>> latest 2X >>>> extender. >>>> These will get a workout, I hope, this coming year in Africa. Before >>>> ?that >>>> I will see how the 21 - 35 Elmar performs on the D700 and whether ?I >>>> should >>>> take it along. A concern for me is its lack of dust proofing. >>>> Cheers >>>> Howard (back home in Honkers) >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >