Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It cannot possibly be "sharp as a tack" since it is cheap and not a Leica. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Apr 2, 2012, at 5:35 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I also walked out of a photo store with a used 500 4.5 Nikkor not the most > current version and dirt cheap and it is sharp as a tack. I have an OK > 70-300 zoom and it is not as good nor has a tripod collar. So I try to use > the 300 if I can. Its built like a steel tank. I love the tripod collar. > > Here's the moon at a 15th of a second during a full eclipse which it was > fully eclipsed. It was very dark red. Darker than it looks here. > I think at a 15th of a second the moon is moving but I though it was a > viable image. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/Autumndays/101221_034520.jpg.html > > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:14:51 -0700 (GMT-07:00) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens? >> >> Dr. Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> DID YOU EVER JUST WALK IN YOUR FAVOURITE CAMEARA STORE AND SAY? >>> >>> "I need a 35mm or 50 mm lens for my Leica M whatever and out the door >>> in to >>> assignmnet action with nary a concern other when are you going to pay >>> for >>> this? >> >> Yup (a Nikon 300mm f/4.5) and I got lucky. I didn't know it at the time >> but >> the previous model, a really poor lens, had been upgraded to 'adequate'. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >