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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Flower_Len
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Fri May 23 12:41:45 2008
References: <3BCD31D6-277E-44DF-9459-72C22D58C96A@comcast.net> <4837180D.7090106@tele2.fr> <B1EF2339-95F1-46A2-BCEB-4A5F158B134F@comcast.net>

Thanks
I never suspected a shot that would have been doctored, not from you.
I must find one, you were right thinking of me - imagine that , a 
Fuzzillogic shot with that add on.
Thanks again and keep being inventive if you please :-)
phx



Leonard Taupier wrote:

> Philippe,
>
> I was thinking of you when I posted it. This is a straight shot, no  
> PS manipulation.
>
> This is an add on fisheye adapter kinda popular in the 60's and 70's.  
> You screw it onto a standard lens mounted on your camera body. It  
> came with adapters for 49mm, 52mm and 58mm filter threads. On a full  
> frame film or digital camera you get a full round image with a 50mm  
> lens. The circle gets smaller as the prime lens is a wider focal  
> length and the top and bottom get cut off if you use a telephoto.  
> There is no focusing as you use the prime lens wide open and focused  
> to infinity. It's a pretty cheap lens but if you can find one the  
> price is around $100 US for one in nice condition.
>
> Len
>
>
> On May 23, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't used this lens in a long time. It's old and has lots of   
>>> distortion.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5qusfg
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Len
>>>
>>>
>> Distortion? where?
>> ;-)
>> Cool Len - can you tell us more about this adaptor?
>>
>> I like this experiment a lot - keep sharing yours
>> Phx
>>
>>
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