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Subject: [Leica] DIY test, M8 & 5Dii––for what it's worth ;-) - Now with URL!
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:25:36 -0600
References: <C15272E1-D623-48D5-95D8-199A558B6DEE@yahoo.co.uk>

Well then it sounds like you achieved your intentions Peter.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
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On Nov 18, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Peter Cheyne wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, George!
> 
> I did get the Gitzo out, but then reflected that with fast lenses and 
> small cameras I almost never use a tripod anyway, so chose not to lock the 
> camera down.  I hoped to determine how each lens performed
> in terms of colour, contrast, handheld movement (tripod use would not have 
> indicated anything useful here), focused area and background rendering, 
> light fall-off and so on.
> 
> I think these shots show do indicate colour, contrast, handheld usability 
> in low light, and rendering and I posted them for that reason, although I 
> did expect some to respond that there would be too many variables without 
> a tripod.  Anyway, because I only use my tripod for my Tachihara and MF 
> cameras, I chose not to use it, as it would likely skew the results in 
> favour of the longer lenses in a way which would not be repeatable in my 
> usual Leica & Canon (handheld) situations.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Peter Cheyne
> 
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In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] DIY test, M8 & 5Dii––for what it's worth ;-) - Now with URL!)