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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Goldfinch
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Thu May 1 16:13:04 2008
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Jim,
that is definitely "finchy" - the similarity is now unmistakable, and 
the black cap clinches it - An American Goldfinch
Thanks for showing.
Douglas

Jim Nichols wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> I have another shot that shows the beak more clearly.  The two birds, 
> yours and mine, appear to be very  similar.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Goldfinch99.jpg.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Goldfinch
>
>
>> Indeed a very nice shot - love those old Takumars - I often use the 
>> 135/2.5 - quite compact in comparison with the Zeiss Tessar 135/2.8 
>> and the Leica Elmarit-R, and quite a bit lighter too.
>>
>> To me, the beak looks a bit strange for a Finch, more like an 
>> omnivorous or an insect eating bird, but it may be the angle it's 
>> taken from.
>>
>> Here's a Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris?) on the cherry tree in our 
>> back garden in Germany
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Birds/MG_3749_edited_1.jpg.html
>>  
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Birds/MG_3753_edited_1.jpg.html
>>  
>>
>>
>> You can see the typical seed eater's beak in these shots.
>>
>> As Matthew wrote, the Goldfinches over here are different - the 
>> European Goldfinches I've seen are relatively small (and very pretty) 
>> birds (smaller than a house sparrow) and have a red-white-black 
>> banded head, a mainly buff and white body, and wings with bars in 
>> black and yellow
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> Matthew Hunt wrote:
>>> That's a nice shot but not a Goldfinch as I know them in England - 
>>> more like
>>> a Greenfinch?  They go for the seeds big time!
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Matthew
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim
>>> Nichols
>>> Sent: 01 May 2008 18:40
>>> To: LUG@Leica-Users.org
>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Goldfinch
>>>
>>> My M42 to Oly 4/3 adapter arrived this morning, so, of course, I had 
>>> to sit
>>> under a shade tree and see who would pose for me.  This is my first 
>>> attempt
>>> with my Pentax Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 200mm f/4 lens on my 
>>> Olympus E-510
>>> (400mm equivalent).  There is no chip on my adapter, so focus is purely
>>> manual and a little more difficult than I expected, using the standard
>>> viewfinder screen.  However, for the occasional wildlife photo, it will
>>> probably do fine.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Goldfinch.jpg.html
>>>
>>> C&C appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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