Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Nathan, I appreciate your comments. Gerry Sent from my iPad > On 25 Jul 2015, at 21:56, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at gmail.com> wrote: > > Well done indeed, Gerry. I have that lens too, it was the first new Leica > lens I bought when I got back into Leica in 2008. In fact, it was the last > time I bought a new Leica lens (I have bought several second-hand lenses > in the years since). > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 22 Jul 2015, at 16:19, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: >> >> As some of you may know I am currently working on a social documentary >> project about food banks in my city. The purchase of the Leica M9 came in >> the middle of this, and I was a little concerned about shooting at low >> light levels so I used it on my latest shoot on Monday. These two guys >> were ?sanctioned? for separately missing appointments with the benefits >> office. There are no excuses for this, illness etc. doesn?t count. There >> sanction was absolutely no state aid for 6 weeks, so they were at the >> food bank for free food, which they can only receive for 3 weeks a year >> because there is insufficient food to meet demand. >> >> I think the camera and LR coped very well in a basement room with normal >> levels of lighting and no natural light at all. BTW, the lens was a 35mm >> Summarit f2.5 >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/LAE-1000050.jpg.html >> >> Comments are welcome, but I do not want to get into any political >> discussions etc. I am just there to record what I see. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden LRPS >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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