Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel, Great shots as usual. You are blessed with family members who don't mind being your subjects. Unfortunately for me, my wife's dad was a professional photographer for some time, and she has little patience with my pastime. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; <MUGers@yahoogroups.com>; <rolleiusers@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: [Leica] PAW 3 dlridings >I know many think that a Leica should be used for street photography, > sticking the light box in the faces of bums, misfits, and what-not. > > But I find street photography difficult in the dark, at 1/15 @ 2.0: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2007/3.html > > So later on in the week I'll try and mention some shots that I took > with the 50/2.8 Elmar (LTM) that John Collier wants me to be happy > with before the sale is final. Kind of like this one: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2007/alt/07v03-0003.jpg > > Or with the 90/4.0 screw mount Elmar that I bought for 40 dollars on > the auction place. I had to take it apart and clean it up myself. It > looked like a wet noodle had been left on one of the internal elements > to dry. I just poured Sears Optical Eyeglass Cleaner on it and let it > sit a couple of hours. Seems the smudge was only in the coating, not > etched into the glass. This > is one of them: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2007/alt/07v03-0007.jpg > > But I am rushed now. In between two jobs (hopefully) and ... well, > sometimes things are the pits, sometimes they're just fine. > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >