Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice Jim, specially the second one cheers Lluis El 03/09/2011, a las 21:18, Jim Nichols escribi?: > Someone recently suggested that longer lenses may be easier to use > for some insect shots, because one does not spook the critter by > getting to close. I recalled that I have a pristine late model > Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135/3.5 which has seen little use. > Realizing that the minimum focusing distance of the lens is around 5 > feet, I thought this might be a problem. It turned out that the > lens is usable, but getting down to 3 feet would be an improvement. > > Silver Spotted Skipper in a shadowy spot: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper.jpg.html > > Bumble Bee climbing out after finishing his chores inside a bloom: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Climbing+Out.jpg.html > > Seeing the quality of the images that this lens produces, I will try > to improve my technique with it. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information