[Leica] IMG: Found Around the House

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi Ted,

My hearing deficiency stems from 40 years of exposure to wind tunnel 
plant compressor systems, even though I normally wore ear protection.  
Even though I ended up in management, my style was "hands-on" 
management, and I spent a lot of time in the field, helping solve problems.

I have a cordless phone system which incorporates speaker-phone, but 
have never used it much.  Lately, I have been using my iPhone 6 a lot, 
and have been amazed at how well I can hear with it, even without 
hearing aids.  It is much better than the flip-phones that I previously 
used.  If some of your kids have an iPhone, you might ask to try it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/7/2016 12:42 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> Sorry nothing to do photographic... BUT TELEPHONE!" :-)
> Like you, I to wear hearing aids,,,,,, THANKYOU ISREALI ARTILLARY 
> 1967!!!!!"
> :-)
>
> Even though hearing aids work fine on calls, but a trick I learned a short
> time ago.
> I push the phone button for "SPEAKER-PHONE!" Trust me your neighbours can
> almost hear the conversation. :-) And it works fine even without hearing -
> aids inserted.
> cheers,
> Dr. ? ted  :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: January-07-16 10:13 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Found Around the House
>
> Because the weather is threatening this morning, I looked around the
> house for suitable subjects for the new Fuji 35/2.0 lens.  The first
> thing that caught my eye was the vintage Western Electric telephone on
> my desk.  It remains in use because it has an amplified handset, which
> allows me to forget about hearing aids while working at the desk.  (I
> first checked to see if the Macro setting of the X-E1 works with this
> lens, and it does not appear to change the minimum focus distance.)
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2808fm.tif.html
>
> Next, I tried several shots of the pie crust table by the picture
> window, and ended up using flash against the back lighting, then
> converted it to B&W.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/By+the+Window.TIFF.html
>
> My conclusion is that the lens focuses very quickly and accurately, even
> at minimum focusing distance.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>