Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] First shots with a Voigtlander 15mm
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:39:07 +1000
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>Having just bought a used 15mm* I was anxious to give it go.
>I took these shots in Fawsley church, Northamptonshire, it was gloomy
>(outside as well as in), the voigtlander wide open is f4.5, I was loaded
>with Agfa 200, I had only a monopod and the meter was telling me half
>a second. Not a recipe for success.
>I decided to shoot a few frames anyway and return some other time in better
>light and with a tripod. I am amazed at the results and have up loaded them
>temporarily for anyone who may be interested. The fourth shot shows the
>only difficulty with the 15mm, if you try to hold the lens in the normal
>manner a pink cast appears bottom left :-)
>The fifth shot is another church at Kings Sutton in Northamptonshire, it is
>full frame and not corrected for perspective at all. I am amazed.
>
>http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/irc.html
>
>Graham
>http://geebeephoto.com
>
>* Sonny Carter, Will Larsen and Bob Baron made me do it :-)

Now all you need is the super elmar 15 to complete the experience: great start

Cheers
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Alastair Firkin

http://www.afirkin.com

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