Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And I now have that lens and the extenders! And the case with the Canada stickers on it. Thanks, Ted!! It's still a fantastic lens. Tina On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Crew, > I always admire you folks for all the extra testing and shooting you do > when > using LEICA gear. Particularly lenses. :-) > When I began my major change over to LEICA gear, it never occurred to me to > test anything. I figured if I was buying LEICA at what I was paying, it had > to be the best! > I was shooting an assignment in Halifax, Canada and I really needed a much > longer lens for the photos of ships in the harbour, certainly the images I > could "see?" But not capture properly I needed a Leica 280 mm 2.8. I phoned > to Ottawa to the camera store I dealt with. > "Hey do you guys still have that 280 2.8.Leica lens you showed me last > week?" > "Yea." I respond, "OK pack and ship it to Halifax right now special > express. > Thanks!" > The clerk responded: "Hey Ted do you want the 2 EXTENDERS FOR IT ALSO?"ME. > "whatever are they?" > He says "One is a 1.4x and the other is a 2x times." > It arrived the next day in it's metal carry-all case and by noon I had shot > about the harbour at least a couple dozen rolls of KODACHROME. Hopped in a > plane around 5pm home bound! RESULTS? WOWIEEEEEEEEEEEEE! > One thing if you haven't noticed was the word "test?":-) > Well if the results were crappy I wouldn't be sitting here writing this > note > if they were crappy?:-) I even shot some of the images with both extenders > mounted and they were quite amazing. > Mounted extra to the 280mm lens, a 1.4 extender. Then add the 2X and you > have a very neat working lens! > Now as you will recall when it comes to things of testing and putting > extenders together on the same lens at the same time. > The results are mine despite LEICA company techie types "not recommending > it > after I had done it!" And told them the results were great. My offer? > There's nothing wrong doing testing as each of us have "our own fashions of > using our gear." > cheers, > Dr. Ted Grant O.C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of > Nathan Wajsman > Sent: July-23-17 11:27 AM > To: LUG at Leica-Users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Exploring the 90mm > > Well done to you and the lens! Leica R lenses are IMO the finest glass out > there. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22 Jul 2017, at 19:20, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > > > In trying to learn the strengths of the Leica Elmarit-R 90, I took it to > the Rose of Sharon bushes and found a Black Swallowtail at work. Here is > the best of several useful images. > > > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170722-DSCF3423.JPG.html > > > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > > > -- > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > -- > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html