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Subject: [Leica] Riding the rails
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Thu Dec 22 17:30:59 2005
References: <BFD063CF.9F93%bdcolen@comcast.net>

Well, at least you can it as club if needed.

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
http://sdimitrovphoto.com





On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:08 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> Thanks, Phong...
> The f2 lenses are all, in terms of image quality, on a par with  
> Leica glass
> - and believe it or not, I do not come to that conclusion lightly.  
> For that
> matter, the wide zoom is also right up there. But the one real  
> problem with
> the f2 zooms is the size - they are killers.....
>
>
> On 12/22/05 1:05 PM, "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> wrote:
>
>> B.D. Colen wrote:
>>> Three new shots, all taken with the new Olympus 35-100 (70-200 in
>>> 35mm-speak) f2! zoom, hand held...
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Tea-Time/Window1
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Tea-Time/Stare
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Tea-Time/Window2
>>>
>>> A killer lens - But - too damn heavy to haul around for everyday  
>>> shooting;
>>> but when needed, it will be a must have. Now, if they'd just  
>>> bring the
>>> promised 14-35 (28-70) f2 to market.;-)
>>
>> You didn't ask but I will you anyway.  :-)
>> Window1 is my favorite of the 3 and is a very nice shot;
>> the hightlight in the background, usually distracting,
>> works well in this case, and together with the highlight
>> on the left and the one on his jacket across his lap
>> create frame the subject very nicely.
>> window2 is too tight.
>>
>> The f2 zoom lenses are what make the Olympus interesting
>> to me, as they make full use of a less-than-full-frame sensor.
>>
>> Thanks for posting,
>>
>> - Phong
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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