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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:22:39 -0500
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Thanks for looking, Douglas.  The 1/60th came from my auto ISO 
settings.  I may need to raise that.  I always forget to change the lens 
setting in the camera when using old lenses.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 3/16/2017 9:25 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Good catch of the reaction from your son, but it looks a bit soft or 
> OOF, Jim. Maybe the shutter speed 1/60th was just a little too low, 
> and, of course, the XT-2 could easily take a higher ISO than 1250, I'd 
> imagine. I see the camera thinks you had a 250 mm lens on it :-)
>
> Douglas
>
>
>
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> On 12/03/2017 21:07, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I have always been impressed by the results I got from the old Pentax 
>> Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 lens.  While watching softball on 
>> TV, I shot a few images from my recliner, not worrying about being 
>> square with the subject.  I played with Exposure Adjustment to try to 
>> get somewhere near the correct light.
>>
>> I was impressed, once more, by how the lens performed on the X-T2.
>>
>> My son, giving me the latest news from his iPhone 7:
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170312-DSCF0918.JPG.html
>>
>> Sharpness, from a crop of details above the fireplace, shot at an 
>> angle, with distortion corrected:
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170312-DSCF0909-1.jpg.html 
>>
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] IMG: Takumar 50/1.4)