Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's all a plot by the Jims to make me get a classic Leica SLR and start acquiring R glass. I'm pretty sure that Doug Herr may be in on this as well. And it is a lovely study. I'm a big fan of the very dark backgrounds that give these shots such impact and depth. As Jim N wrote, the DoF is just right. I was having thoughts that a 100 might be necessary. 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 14:32 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW week 3 Jim: Thanks, but I meant that the 60mm macro and a Leica SL is a fairly cheap way for Hoppy to get into macro. Jim, "Perhaps I still don't understand irony" Hemenway Jim Nichols wrote: > Jim, > > There is nothing cheap looking about that image. It is a beautiful > example of proper use of DOF. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:20 PM > 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