Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard: You may recall some discussion at dinner in Seattle about R lenses on the D700; there were no readily available images to share and the jury was out Looks like the jury is in on the Leica R/D700 combo. Lovely. On my Macbook Pjro 13", the D700 sensor replicates the R bokeh nicely. The Parrot is especially attractive. I can imagine an 11x17 enlargement, no problemo. Monkey reminds me of what I see in the mirror, each and every morning... Thanks for sharing these excellent examples with us. Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Jan 15, 2010, at 6:06 PM, H&ECummer wrote: > Hi Luggers, > I am in Bali for the month of January, repairing our villa for the rental > season, and the internet band width is so erratic it is hard to keep up > with the LUG and frustratingly impossible to open most photos that have > been posted. > However this morning, after the evening rain, the internet is working > surprisingly well and I was able to upload two > photos taken with my leitax adapted Leica 400 Telyt on the D700. > Please see the following folder: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/400Telyt/ > > The first photo is of a monkey meditating on his next sortie at the > Uluwati temple in South Bali. The monkeys are very aggressive and will > steal glasses and hats (and camera bags) if you are not careful. To get > them back the temple workers bribe them with food - so the aggressive > behavior is continuously rewarded. > > The second photo is of a green parrot in our friend's back yard in Ubud - > the telyt hand held on the D700. > > C&C always welcome > > Cheers > > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information