Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luggers, I took a very clean Leica R 35 - 70 Vario Elmar in partial trade for my Rolleiwide and yesterday with a couple of knuckle biting moments I changed the R bayonet to a Leitax Nikon one. It did require some filing to save the ROM connection so that the lens can be reverted to R should that ever be required. The lens fits on the D800E without a problem and does not require any surgery to the rear element cowling to avoid hitting the return mirror at the wide angle setting. I was very pleased about that. :-) Here's the lens on my D800E: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/3570Elmarw.jpg.html <http://tinyurl.com/8j7ecsl> And here I am, taken by my daughter Jennifer, with the 35 - 70 Elmar at 70mm on the D800E lightly processed in CS5: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/HC70Elw.jpg.html <http://tinyurl.com/9r2yztn> This is Bizzy, a labradoodle that my daughter is dog sitting for a friend, taken with the 35 - 70 at the macro position: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/BizzyCUw.jpg.html <http://tinyurl.com/8pzsvwv> And finally a small 2 panel pano (of course) of the afternoon sun over Vancouver after the rains which followed the 7.7 earthquake off Haida Qwaii which has been blown off the front pages by Superstorm Sandy. Hope all our LUG friends on the weather whipped East Coast are okay. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/2Pan35Elw.jpg.html <http://tinyurl.com/8jpdhde> Please look large. C&C always welcome. Howard