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Subject: [Leica] candle, M8 and 50mm Summilux-ASPH
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun Jan 7 22:50:56 2007
References: <auto-000362502955@fe-3.cluster1.bresnan.net>

Lee,

Thanks for doing the experiment.  I can't see any problem with your focus or 
color rendition.  Sure would like to see the same example with a Noctilux.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lkhermann" <lkhermann@bresnan.net>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:38 PM
Subject: [Leica] candle, M8 and 50mm Summilux-ASPH


> After seeing the other candle shots, I wondered what my camera and lens 
> would do.  The candle was approximately 1 meter from the camera, which was 
> on a table top tripod.  ISO 640.  The 20 inch mark was at the wick of the 
> candle.  The purple in the left lower quad is from a purple covered book 
> on knitting.  I had not noticed this until I downloaded to the computer. 
> The lens was at f1.4 and was focused on the wick of the unlit candle and 
> on the flame as best as I could.  I think that the ASPH Summilux does 
> better than the Noctilux in the other photos.
> Lee
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Lee/Candle+and+M8/
>
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