Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exchanges with Moose, on the OM list, about older lenses, and his recent studies in colors, led me to try a couple of experiments this morning. I mounted my Ross London No. 6 Symetrical 8-inch f/16 lens, from about 1890, on an E-510, and put the combination on a tripod. Aiming the camera at the Buddlei bush from quite a distance, I saw butterfly activity. Snapping several exposures, I got a lucky hit. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/No_6Symetrical+Butterflies.TIFF.html I also tried an out-of-focus view of a neighbor's red roof and some foliage. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P8315413-1.tif.html Here is the lens http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html Here is the mount, shown with the E-1 http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA