Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice work, Douglas. My first lens was a 50/3.5 coated Elmar, and I used it for years, and still have it, though it needs a CLA. I understand that the 2.8 is even better. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 3/13/2017 8:34 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > To see how the Elmar performed on people in crowded spaces, we headed > off to Sunday's Farmers' Market at the People's Park in Dun Laoghaire > which was much busier that I expected. The lens cap was needed due to > frequent light showers, and proved very hard to take off in a hurry. > Turned out later that it was one that seems to work better on my 35mm > Summaron. I probably got them mixed up while they have been resting :-) > > The lens itself was fine, but the focal length, if you wanted to get > focus perfectly on people from head to toe, was just a bit too long. > With the crowds scurrying around, many photo opportunities were wasted > as out of focus personages drifted between the camera and intended > subject. I guess I'm a 35mm kind of guy and like to see the whites of > their eyes. As a result, I had to dump a fair few shots. > > Here are 17 okish shots. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Dun+Laoghaire/DL+120317+a1+food+queue.jpg.html > > > and then click to the right... sixteen times. > > Sony A7ii with Leica 50/2.8 Elmar. Can be seen LARGE. > > Today, I put my sixty five year old Canon Serenar 35/3.2 on the Sony, > so we'll see how that one goes. The camera now fits in my pocket. > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >