Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For such shots I recommend a 50mm Necrolux :) > From: David Degner [mailto:ddegner@morris.com] ... > > I took a picture of a road kill squirrel yesterday at .7 > meters. I was > able to get his whole body in the shot with some of the blood > splatter > going out both sides, i don't think he minded that I got that > close to him. > > At 02:55 PM 7/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >I'm curious, what sort of subject matter do LUGers > photograph at or near > >the 0.7 meter distance setting of their 50mm Summilux? Speaking for > >myself, I usually try and avoid lenses much shorter than > 90mm when taking > >tight portraits of people. Even the 75 is pushing it at the closest > >focusing distance. > > > >Dan C. > >[otherwise known as LeicaMan on #leica] > > > >At 02:39 PM 16-07-01 -0400, Dan Honemann wrote: > >[snip] > > >The closer minimum focusing distance of the summilux is > tempting, but you've > > >got a good thing going with your f1 and f1.2 photos, and I > doubt you want to > > >be shooting at less than a meter at those apertures, anyway. > >[snip] >