Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW/Blossom http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW/Blossoms Shot with the Olympus E-1 -"the Barnack camera for the digital era?"*- matrix metering, 100 iso, 14-54 f2.8-3.5 Zuiko digital zoom (28-108). *Erwin Puts, 9 April, 2005. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:34 AM To: rolleiusers@yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; MUG Subject: [Leica] Hyacinths,Creeping Phlox, Rosemary......... Some more macro shots of mostly very small flowers, all currently flowering in the back garden. I'm gradually getting the impression that Yashica managed to produce an exceptional lens when they built the ML 2,8/55mm macro. I can see no real difference between it and the Macro-Elmarit 4/100mm when it comes to getting in really close. The extra stop and the shorter focal length is also a great help on a Canon 20D. The Rosemary, Almond Blossom and Muscari flowers were all taken with the Yashica, http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/MG_1327_edited_2_copy_edited_1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/MG_1264_edited_2_copy_edited_1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/MG_1307_Full_cropped_edited_3 all the others with Leica. For an overview : http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150?page=1 http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150?page=2 Technical stuff : Canon 20D + Leica and Yashica macro lenses, on camera flash for a couple of the Rosemary shots, otherwise daylight (partially diffused through an old white T-shirt, a light tablet (slide viewer) from below and a blue LED flashlight for some of the highlights on a couple of shots. White backgrounds enhanced with PS-Elements 3.0, noise reduction with Neat Image, sharpening with Focus Magic. Comments are more than welcome. cheers Douglas _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information