Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 01:37:45 +0200
References: <1366B6AAB9194A2AAE2123D19E85A39D@jimnichols>

Very nice again Jim, I prefer the first one, IMO the second one has a  
slightly green cast

cheers
Lluis


El 07/04/2012, a las 2:51, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> I have a few modern lenses, but much of the time I use lenses from  
> the past, adapted as necessary.  I decided to see how a couple of  
> these older lenses captured a Snowball bloom.
>
> First, since this is a 75-yr old plant, I went back to the oldest  
> lens that I have, a Ross/London Symmetrical from the 1880s, 8-inch  
> focal length and Waterhouse stops starting at f/8.  This was mounted  
> on my E-510 using a bellows and a stack of extension tubes.   
> Focusing at f/8 in bright sun was a real problem, even on a tripod.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>
> Next, I chose a Pentax Takumar 135/3.5 with an extension tube to  
> allow closer focus, mounted on the E-510.  This lens is from the  
> latter days of the M42 Spotmatic, and is usually very sharp.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takumar+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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