Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:44:20 -0500
References: <CB9E96BF.1C77D%mark@rabinergroup.com>

That moon shot is a nice one, Mark.  I have tried some of those and I 
realize you have to have the lens locked down firm on a solid tripod, which 
mine isn't.  That lens looks plenty sharp to me.  Mine is a Telyt-R 250, and 
you have done better than my efforts.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?


>I also walked out of a photo store with a used 500 4.5 Nikkor not the most
> current version and dirt cheap and it is sharp as a tack. I have an OK
> 70-300 zoom and it is not as good nor has a tripod collar. So I try to use
> the 300 if I can. Its built like a steel tank. I love the tripod collar.
>
> Here's the moon at a 15th of a second during a full eclipse which it was
> fully eclipsed. It was very dark red. Darker than it looks here.
> I think at a 15th of a second the moon is moving but I though it was a
> viable image.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/Autumndays/101221_034520.jpg.html
>
>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>
>
>> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:14:51 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens?
>>
>> Dr. Ted Grant wrote:
>>
>>> DID YOU EVER JUST WALK IN YOUR FAVOURITE CAMEARA STORE AND SAY?
>>>
>>> "I need a 35mm  or 50 mm lens for my Leica M whatever and out the door 
>>> in to
>>> assignmnet action with nary a concern other   when are you going to pay 
>>> for
>>> this?
>>
>> Yup (a Nikon 300mm f/4.5) and I got lucky.  I didn't know it at the time 
>> but
>> the previous model, a really poor lens, had been upgraded to 'adequate'.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
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