Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Rainy Day Project
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 13:12:40 -0500
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Thanks.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cedric Agie" <cedric.agie at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Rainy Day Project


> Nice shots.
> Cedric
>
>
> 2013/4/4 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>
>> On a miserable day with continuous rain, I sought some project to fill my
>> time.  I recalled a lens purchased in a Fort Worth consignment store in 
>> the
>> late 1980s.  I was shooting a Pentax Spotmatic at the time, and the lens
>> caught my eye.  It is a Soligor 35mm f/2.0 M42 mount with CD markings to
>> indicate it was computer designed.
>>
>> While not as sharp as my favorite Leica Elmarit 28mm, it is MUCH easier 
>> to
>> focus, and focuses down to 12 inches.  Here are a couple of rainy day 
>> snaps.
>>
>> An indoor shot of a bookshelf, incandescent light:
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4102
>>
>> A rainy day shot across the street; yes, my yard needs a lot of work:
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4099
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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