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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pt. Lobos Saturday
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:18:21 -0800
References: <CB43C0D3.196A8%mark@rabinergroup.com> <EA413ED7-C1F9-47DA-8B4A-CDFF6D9CCC8B@gmail.com>

Bob, you are killing me.

Please stop :-)

(well don't, but you know what I mean)

If I can ever wrap my brain about a $6000+ "camera" body (that is just an
aluminum frame) with lens that do not focus except on a ground glass, or IQ
back with focus liveview, or using laser rangefinder and then set the
distance ring......

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, lets just say more reasonably priced than the gear you have to use
> it with! Here's one shot this past summer with the same outfit. I use a
> Leica laser distance meter to dial in the exact lens distance. The lens has
> a high performance focus ring that is Alpa accurate:
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/fleur/content/LillyCoy_MASTER_2011_10_Hawaii_CF003182_large.html
> Not sure if the laser turned the coy white...
>
> Bob Adler
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>
> On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:58 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > The other interesting thing about this take no prisoners JSK optic is the
> > bottom line. The price
> > $2,642.50 at B&H!
> > Does Leica even make a lens this cheap?
> > It's certainly worth it spending 40K getting into medium format digital
> as
> > after that the second to none glass is in effect FREE!
> >
> > --
> > Mark R.
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/
> >
> >
> >> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:28:48 -0800
> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pt. Lobos Saturday
> >>
> >> I finally got to take off and do some shooting. There has been no time
> >> since November and my digital back went in for a cleaning. First outing
> in
> >> what seems like forever...
> >> There was a negative 1.1 foot tide at 3pm and it was a day between 2
> >> fronts. Large wave warnings were issued for Carmel/Monterey beginning at
> >> 4pm. They weren't kidding. Though a negative tide, the sea surge really
> >> kept me from going out on the rocks. So I decided to enjoy the exposed
> >> beach at Weston Beach and settled in for a series of images that I focus
> >> blended and stitched. Rocks are really good for this kind of image!
> >>
> >>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WestonBeachPanoMASTER_large.html
> >>
> >> Here is a 100% crop of a small section of the image, way out in the
> cove.
> >> I'm impressed with what is captured:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WestonBeachPano100pctCrop_large.ht
> >> ml
> >>
> >> Earlier I noticed a view while having lunch. Went back after the above
> shot
> >> when the light began to get better:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/Stairs_MASTER_2011_01_27_PtLobos_C
> >> F004104_large.html
> >>
> >> At the end of the day the waves really started to come in with the
> tide; it
> >> was absolutely beautiful in its power. I tried to grab the feeling here:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2012PtLobos/content/WaveBreak_MASTER_2011_01_27_PtLobo
> >> s_CF004152_large.html
> >>
> >> Hope you enjoy. C&C always greatly appreciated.
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bob Adler
> >> Palo Alto, CA
> >> http://www.rgaphoto.com
> >>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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