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Subject: [Leica] The 21 - 35 Vario Elmar - First Shots on the D700 - Yuen Po Bird Park
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:52:32 -0500
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the quality looks great for wide open especially. No issues with focus.
Are you finding it easy to focus? I really like the first portrait.
Perhaps you would have seen the cycle if you were using an M ;-) as it
came into the frame ;-)

Cheers

Alastair

> Hi Luggers,
> Bryan Caldwell is visiting from California and today we joined Joe
> Leung and went to the Yuen Po Bird Park in East Mong Kok to photograph
> bird owners walking their birds.
> This is where Joe grew up and he knows the area well.
>
> I bolted the 21 - 35 Vario Elmar on to my D700 and went out to see how
> the combo works.
>
> This man was just bringing his bird into the park and he readily
> stopped when I asked if I could take a picture of him with his bird. I
> didn't notice the motorcycle, which I thinks adds to the photo, until
> I downloaded the picture.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/MotoBirdManw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2b96qzr
>
> These fellows were engaged in a lively discussion about the ornate
> bird cage pictured in the photo - not about the bird inside.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/CageTalkw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2efemr5
>
> After the bird park we went by train for lunch to one of Joe's
> favourite restaurants in the Hung Hom railway station area and then
> walked over to New Cameron Camera where long time Leica and Nikon
> dealer, Mr. Chen, showed the new Nikkor 24 f1.4 to Bryan. Showing
> great restraint Bryan didn't buy it but was impressed with the quality
> of the photos it draws. Here Joe, Bryan and Mr. Chen are checking a
> shot from the 24mm on Bryan's D700. Taken with the Vario Elmar at 21mm
> on my D700. I am very pleased over all with the lens and am tending to
> shoot it wide open.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/Check24w.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ek7ecu
>
> Please view large.
> All C & C welcome.
> Howard.
>
>
>
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