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Subject: [Leica] IMG - Flowers at Hidcote Gardens
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan)
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 22:33:10 +0100
References: <89D451D4-61F6-4654-AEE8-9DA48D66B890@btinternet.com> <CA+yJO1D8GE5Feft+RzGuih4yU5GnSJPJ5B76E74MRvQvXRsQnQ@mail.gmail.com>

Tia,

Thank you. I never thought of the 75 as a macro lens, but I do like the 
beautiful way that the lens draws.

Best wishes,

Charlie
www.charlie-chan.co.uk

On 26 May 2012, at 22:18, Tina Manley wrote:

> Very nice!  I think the 75 is the best macro lens for the M9 ;-)
> 
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Charlie Chan
> <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>wrote:
> 
>> I don?t normally photograph flowers and I know it?s not Friday. After a
>> long time, I succumbed to buying a second hand M9, which arrived 
>> yesterday.
>> Mind you, I?ve spent more time developing film since it arrived.
>> 
>> Anyway it was a gorgeous summers day here in England. So I put my M9 into
>> my Caterham Seven and went for a drive to Hidcote.
>> 
>> http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote/
>> 
>> I took my M9 and 3 lenses for the ride. Here are some floral shots with
>> the 75 lux (shot at f2.8 - f4)
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/Hidcote+Flowers-1001068.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/Hidcote+Poppy-1001082.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/Hidcote+Poppy-1001088.jpg.html
>> 
>> Not bad really. OK, it?s not the same as a 100 macro on my DMR, but not
>> bad at all, I think. C&C welcome.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> Charlie
>> www.charlie-chan.co.uk
>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
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