Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That sure looks like a winning lens from my perspective. Enjoy. Actually, I like your daughter's shot of you best. But the pano is great! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:53 PM Subject: [Leica] Leica R 35 - 70 Elmar on the D800E > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >