Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really like that sense of movement and the sharpness of the Monarch. Great capture (perhaps not the best term for wildlife :-) ) Peter On 03/09/2021 21:16, Jim Nichols wrote: > Thirty years ago, when computers were getting involved in lens design, I > was shooting a Pentax Spotmatic.? I visited a consignment shop in Ft. > Worth and spotted a Soligor 35/f 2.0 lens in m43 mount, a FL I was > missing, so I bought it. I later learned that the C/D inscription meant > it was computer-designed. I decided today to take the lens out for a > spin.? (Did I mention that this lens focuses down to 1 foot?)? I spotted > two butterflies around the Buddleia, so I moved in closer and tried with > no success to get some images.? The smart insects managed to keep > foliage between themselves and the camera. Finally, I saw the Monarch > fly away from the Buddleia and I snapped in that direction. > > I got a single image of the butterfly. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210903-DSCF2691-Enhanced.JPG.html > > > I know my 50-200 Oly lens would have done a better job, but it wouldn't > have been a challenge. > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig