Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great action in the face-off! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > I wanted to get more distance from the butterflies, so I put my Takumar > 135/3.5 plus an 11mm extension tube on the E-1. The Tak normally focuses > to 5 ft. With the tube, the focusing range is about 3 to 6 ft, about > right to shoot the b'flies without spooking them. > > The usual subjects were there. Here is a face-off between a Skipper and a > Japanese beetle: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Faceoff+67.jpg.html > > Another visitor showed up for the first time this year. This is a > Silver-Spotted Skipper: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Spotted+Skipper+62.jpg.html > > The distance was fine, but manual focusing and changing aperture can be a > pain. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >