Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Peter. On 9/4/21 4:58 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > 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. >> -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA