Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the fur baby, the tower and the dreamy 0.95 pic at the end. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 22 Mar 2021, at 14:54, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all. Let's start out this first Monday of summer with an all > too typical shot of a fur baby at lunch time: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/feed+the+fur+baby.jpg.html > > One of our famous street musicians passed away this year, you could rely on > him to be at the corner playing his guitar and demanding payment for images > of himself with a convenient Venmo account. I thought the floral > arrangement was quite appropriate: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/repect+for+a+street+musician.jpg.html > > A welcome sight on a warm day and a long trail: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/welcome+smile+on+hot+day.jpg.html > > This tower is a favorite place for family images: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/picture+for+dad.jpg.html > > This last week I broke out the old Canon 50mm 0.95 to play with my dead > Sago palm fronds: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/life+at+0_95.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/0_95+bokeh.jpg.html > > I would like to start a discussion of "interesting lenses. One of our > members is bringing up some high speed Chinese lenses available from > various sites; I know I own quite a few oddball lenses purchased for unique > signatures. I know that the old fast lenses from the 60's or earlier can > bring quite interesting flaws to the imaging field. > > The old 400 and 560 Telyts have fallen enough out of favor I wonder how > they would render with quite a bit of extension; their curved fields might > be very interesting. > > All the best. > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information