Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, I do not remember seeing a crowned crane in your photos - they are huge birds with a lovely feathered crown. Did it look like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Crowned_Crane Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 2:50 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:20:57 -0500 (EST) >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] The 400 Telyt on the Nikon D700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> H&ECummer wrote: >> >> I picked up a pamphlet at the Aviary so now I can properly name the >>> birds. >>> >> >> Crowned CRANE, not Pigeon! >> > > Hi Doug, > Grey Crowned Crane actually - eventually I will get to know my cranes from > my pigeons. :-) > I've made the change. > > >> Here's the Bali Mynah - its blue eye ring makes it easier to focus the >>> eyes sharply. I used the 300 Nikkor for this picture and it shows the >>> benefit of having auto aperture stop down for increasing the depth of >>> field. And, of course, a 300mm lens has slightly more depth of field >>> than a 400mm one. >>> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/BaliMynaw.jpg.html >>> http://tinyurl.com/yc4j3hz >>> >> >> VERY nice! and the auto aperture feature is why I suggested the 300 >> Nikkor, and why adapting my 280 APO to a non-Leica body is a very distant >> second choice. >> > > Basis my recent experience I understand and appreciate clearly your advice > about auto apertures but I am curious. With the 560 Telyt there is no auto > stopdown (like the 400) and in that case, for example, with the last > beautiful reflecting photo of the duck recently posted, did you focus wide > open and then spin the diaphram closed to increase depth of field - or did > you focus with the lens closed down? It seems to me that Leica R lenses > like > the Telyt which don't have auto apertures might be the most likely > candidates for bayonet changes since you don't have the auto aperture on > Leica bodies either. Thoughts? > > Cheers > Howard > > > > > >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >