Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Thanks. I photographed it 10 years ago, and it still looks great. The Summaron 35/3.5 lost favor when the 2.8 became available, but a clean one is still a very sharp lens. I set it at f/8 and scale focused in the bright sunlight. It has none of the barrel distortion that I get with the Fujinon 35/2.0. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/13/2016 4:15 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > That's one lovely looking plane - the DC3 - and it's nice to see what > a 35/3.5 Summaron can do with it. I have one of those here - the > Summaron not the DC3... > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" > <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera > Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 10:06 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: The American Airlines Flagship Detroit > > >> I looked at the scheduled flights for today and realized one of the >> prime restored DC-3s in the country was coming in. In keeping with >> its age, I put a Leica Summaron 35/3.5 on the Fuji X-E1, a lens >> dating from 1956, purchased from a former LUG contributor. Here are >> three images: >> >> Parking the DC-3 >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Parking+the+DC-3.tif.html >> >> A front, quarter view >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Front+Quarter+View+DC-3.tif.html >> >> >> >> And a full side view of the American Airlines Flagship Detroit >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/American+Airlines+Flagship+Detroit.tif.html >> >> >> >> And, as an afterthought, life is not always rosy, even when you have >> money. The owner of this very expensive touring bus turned too >> closely around a post this morning when departing from Bonnaroo. The >> aluminum wheel must be replaced before it can make the seven hour >> drive home. Body work will follow. :-( >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bonnaroo+Boo+Boo.tif.html >> >> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >