Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. Those two cameras currently have very reasonable prices. I think you'll find the 60mm macro is more dear. Jim G Hopkinson wrote: > 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 >>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >