Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, it is like a 150mm. Or my Summilux becomes a 100mm f1.4! But again, focusing accurately at anything closer than infinity is slow, certainly if you want to use the wider apertures. Saludos, Nathan 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 Aug 17, 2012, at 12:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Good picture Nathan, nice light. I imagine very difficult work at low > light with a M 75 and the GF1, here the 75mm would be like a 150 I think... > > Un abrazo > Lluis > > El 16/08/2012, a las 8:26, Nathan Wajsman escribi?: > >> A comment on the discussion yesterday. I am largely with George on this: >> most lenses work best with the bodies they were designed for. Mixing is >> possible but works well only in special circumstances. For example, >> yesterday I took this picture with a GF2 and Leica 75mm Summarit-M: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20120815-_1000041.jpg.html >> >> This worked because the main subject was at inifinity, so there was no >> need for critical focusing. I also took another picture, of a backlit >> tree on the golf course, where focus was at 10-15 meters. In that case, I >> used the 10x magnification to help focus, and it did work as well--but of >> course the tree did not move! >> >> Any kind of moving subject, forget it. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >