Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very nice study, Jim. Also the simplest possible outfit to get into the close up world. Now I just need an SL or SL2 plus the lens. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Hemenway Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2007 14:21 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3 Hopper: I shot this with the 60mm macro on a Leica SL, don't know if you can go any cheaper: http://www.hemenway.com/pages/Day%20Lily.htm Jim G Hopkinson wrote: > Don, I think that the macro thing is starting to call to me as well. Then > I start thinking about what's required to make it happen > with an M old way or new way. Or buy an older R (for cost) then glass for > it. Then I think, be rational, to have a play I could get > a macro for my Nikon manual focus slr's cheaply. Then I start thinking > about the Zeiss ZF Planar 100 macro, (have you seen the MTF > graphs for that lens!)then I realise I'm back at the second mortgage > point. I think its called technolust! > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3 > > Hoppy, > Thank you for the compliment. If the demons at work give in somewhat I may > do an abbreviated series this year. Last year I played around a lot with > bad lenses used up close and this year I might try traditional macro shots > with a somewhat different viewpoint. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > On 1/21/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >>Don, that's a great shot of the camellia. I love the colour and the sharp >>droplet. >>Cheers >>Hoppy >>