Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, Very nice photo of your daughter. Seems a bit soft, but is probably the lens, but still a nice portrait with the effect. Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> > > here's a summarex of my daughter kitty. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/kittarex.jpg.html > > i like the lens. i got it on a whim from eb*y a couple of > years ago after i got a IIIf and hankered a couple of LTM lenses > to go with it. i turns out not to be such an easy lens to use > with an LTM (the big shade covers those little windows, and you have > to use a finder) but works quite nicely with the m8. > > -rei > > > On Dec30 20:03, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > > > thanks, > > > > i have a chrome m8 and i confess the summarex looks very handsome on > > it. i think of it as a nice counterpart to the old 35 lux. the > > summarex is > > all the more impressive (if not large) by virtue of being born back > > when we were chasing the tirpitz all over the north atlantic. > > > > i don't think there are 58mm ir cut filters readily available > > for it so i am shooting it unfiltered. i've got some other nice > > portraits with it, maybe i'll try to put up. > > > > -rei > > > > On Dec30 17:58, Leonard Taupier wrote: > > > Rei, > > > > > > This is a very nice photo. Ted looks ecstatic. I also like the look > > > the Summarex gives wide open. I don't recall ever seeing a photo with > > > one before. It's really smooth. I love using these old lenses on the > > > M8. You get to see it's performance immediately. And easily compare > > > them to the newer optics. > > > > > > Thanks for sharing this one. > > > Len > > > > > > > > > On Dec 30, 2007, at 4:26 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > > > > > >inspired me to post our own apple christmas. ted and imac. > > > > > > > >m8, summarex @ f1.5, no filters. > > > > > > > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/tedimac.jpg.html > > > > > > > >-rei > > > > > > > >>On Dec 30, 2007 1:15 AM, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > >>wrote: > > > >>>Leslie, Elizabeth, Tiffany, and Vanessa watch a YouTube video on > > > >>>Elizabeth's iPhone. > > > >>> > > > >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/pwic/L1000943.jpg.html > > > >>> > > > >>>Not quite a grab shot, but if I hadn't had my M8 with me ready to > > > >>>use, I would have missed this one. 35mm Summilux ASPH, f/4 1/30 > > > >>>ISO 640. > > > >>> > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > > > >Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Leica Users Group. > > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information