[Leica] Old lenses on a new camera

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Thanks, Richard.

On that day, August 14, 2005 the haze was so thick that I couldn't see 
Graves light at all.  But the digital saw it, I've been told, because it 
picks up infrared through haze.

Jim

Richard S. Taylor wrote:

> (snip)
> 
>> Some of you may remember this photo taken a year ago today with the
>> 500mm when it was hazy and foggy:
>> http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses/images/081205-Takumar500-2-lights.jpg
> 
> 
> One of my favorite lighthouse photos.  You were blessed with just the 
> right amount of haze when you shot it.
> 
> 
>> To give you an idea as to how far away I was, here's a photo taken from
>> about the same spot last year with a normal 50mm lens on my Leica R8:
>> http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses/images/081705-Leica-50mm.jpg
>>
>> Here's yesterday's photos:
>> http://www.half-fast.com/LongLenses-08112006/
> 
> 
> The first of these really works for me but I still like the distancing 
> effect of the haze in the original shot and the way it evokes a hot 
> summer day.
> 
> 
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