Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Camouflage
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:02:37 -0600
References: <F2643A8418DC4CE5A69E688FBA1811F5@jimnichols> <323FEE67-F85D-425B-922F-AF8E6C167375@gmail.com>

Thanks for looking, Lluis.  Yes, it does equate to 500/4.  Today, I am 
trying it hand-held, and it is difficult, but not impossible, to hold it 
steady.  I don't like being constrained by a tripod.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Camouflage


> Good!
>
> Jim, I suppose you'll enjoy this lens, if I'm not wrong it represent  on 
> your Olympus a 500mm f4!, this is fantastic, you can be comfortable  sit 
> with your tripod and look to the garden
>
> saludos
> Lluis
>
>
> El 14/02/2011, a las 23:59, Jim Nichols escribi?:
>
>> My Leica-R 250mm f/4 Telyt (Ver.II) arrived today, so I had to see  if I 
>> could handle it.  Using a monopod, and forgetting that I had  earlier set 
>> the ISO to Auto on my E-1, I looked for a suitable  subject from my 
>> hideaway behind the storm door.  Doves are hard to  spot as they feed 
>> beneath our sunflower seed feeders.  They seem  well equipped to blend 
>> in.
>>
>> I think my tripod will work better, but was eager to be sure that I 
>> could produce an image.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Camouflage.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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