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Subject: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue Dec 30 11:02:59 2008
References: <C57F4D2A.474BA%mark@rabinergroup.com><B79B7A5F49474CC4A8870BEE4DFFB406@jimnichols> <495A68C0.1050006@tele2.fr> <D072A8E71D094A59943DAB8A0B45C524@jimnichols>

Jim,
we're all Leica users in a way,
but at heart, are we not all photography lovers?

I'll get myself an adaptor for the L1 and try the  28 mm some time, soon.

;-)

Asahily yours
Phx
PS: Mark would say Super Multi Coated Takumars :-)


Jim Nichols wrote:

> Hi Philippe,
>
> I have retired the Spotmatic, but still use the Super Takumars on my 
> Oly E-510 with an adapter.  I have all of the ones that you named 
> except for the 28. The 55mm f/1.8 makes a nice portrait lens on a 
> four/thirds DSLR.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe AMARD" 
> <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
>
>
>> Pentax?
>> Spotmatic?
>>
>> Wonderful memories
>> Also had an ESII along with the Spotmatic F
>>
>> and Super Takumars - 135mm, 28mm (still on the shelves), 1.8 55mm, 
>> and also f1.4 50 a gem of its own sort.
>> Feeling young again all of a sudden, DK why ;-)
>>
>> Oh yes, I love the squirrel !
>>
>> Got one of those with my Contax in Chicago so long ago - must find 
>> the slide some day.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing
>> Phx
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Mark,
>>>
>>> I couldn't afford the latest Leica gear at the time, but my trusty 
>>> Pentax Spotmatic did the job just fine.  You have to offer food to 
>>> the critters, and they love you. The linked photo below was made in 
>>> Rocky Mountain National Park, in 1991.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher+1991.jpg.html
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" 
>>> <mark@rabinergroup.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2:59 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
>>>
>>>
>>>> At the Rocky Mountain National Park at the LHSA meeting we all tried
>>>> shooting these little quick cute critters like that a bit smaller 
>>>> and shyer.
>>>> A challenge for an M6 and a 50 or 90.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Gee Bee <graham@geebeephoto.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:11:14 -0000
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bunnies are not rodents.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Seth wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> squirrels? SQUIRRELS??? but they're rodents, f'r heav'n sake!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> did a bloody rodent ever sit in your lap? - or lick your hand?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>  
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/p06.html
>>>>>
>>>>> 3 more pics (scroll)
>>>>> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/posts/squirrel.html
>>>>>
>>>>> --Graham
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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