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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Some More from the Elmarit-R 60 Macro
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 22:23:19 -0500
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Thanks, Jay.  I chased him around the bush for about 10 minutes, and 
that was one of the last shots.

I agree with your comment about macros, from my limited experience.  
Even the $200 US ZD 35/3.5 Macro makes very sharp images, with excellent 
colors.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/17/2013 9:32 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Jim,
> You will not find a designated macro lens from any manufacturer that
> is not excellent. That said, I like the shot of the Clearwing Moth the
> best.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>> The Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro may not be as good as the 100 Macro, but it 
>> can
>> hold its own with a variety of subjects.
>>
>> Texture, from the top of my desk:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Textures.jpg.html
>>
>> A Silver-Spotted Skipper against a brick wall:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Spotted+Skipper.jpg.html
>>
>> A Clearwing Moth that was constantly on the move:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clearwing+82.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
>>
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