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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Olympus 50/2.0 Macro as a Walk-Around Lens
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 17:55:39 -0500
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I'm enjoying the lens.? Thanks for the kind words.

On 5/11/20 5:51 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> It looks as agreat lens, very sharp! The second one is my favorite
> Lluis
>
>
>> El 7 maig 2020, a les 20:00, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
>> escriure:
>>
>> I received a 50/2.0 Macro lens from B&H yesterday, and slipped it on the 
>> old E-1 this morning to see how it functioned as a daily walk-around 
>> lens.  I sought a wide variety of subjects to get a feel for its focusing 
>> and resolution, from treetops and clouds to my utility meter.  With a 
>> breeze blowing, and several small subjects, it took a little while to get 
>> used to its focusing habits, but, as you will see from the utility meter, 
>> resolution is very good.
>>
>> A colorful fly:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078601.JPG.html
>>
>> Common Fleabane:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078605.JPG.html
>>
>> Small, colorful Iris:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078610.JPG.html
>>
>> Tree tops and clouds:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078616.JPG.html
>>
>> Resolution test:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078618.JPG.html
>>
>> Common housefly holding on to blowing leaf:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078620.JPG.html
>>
>> I'm looking forward to the butterflies with this lens.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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