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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Same Lens, Different Camera
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 01:18:44 +0200
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Jim,

What I see on this picture is that it is more contrasted and saturated than 
your usual work, I see the reds very saturated?

Lluis



> El 8 abr 2016, a les 19:25, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
> escriure:
> 
> Thanks, Al.  If I recall correctly, it was a fly ball that was caught near 
> 2nd base.  The X-E1 sensor is great, but the old Oly E-1 feels better in 
> my hands.  On either one, the Leica Summicron-R performs very well.  I 
> cradle the lens hood between thumb and forefinger, and press my hand 
> against the fence, centered on an opening.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 4/8/2016 12:14 PM, al crouch wrote:
>> Another nice baseball shot, Jim.  No evidence at all of the chain link.  
>> I'm trying to guess where the ball must be.  The ump's body language says 
>> it's probably not in the catcher's mitt.  So it must be just out of the 
>> frame on the right side or in the sky. At any rate, the XE-1 seems to be 
>> a good choice.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> Sent: Apr 8, 2016 11:51 AM
>>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera 
>>> Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Same Lens, Different Camera
>>> 
>>> Shooting young baseball players in action, through a chain link fence,
>>> in the late afternoon shadows, is challenging.  I've concluded that, for
>>> me, the Leica Summicron-R 50mm lens works best. But, with the E-1, the
>>> shadows have proved challenging.  Yesterday, I paired up the lens with
>>> my Fuji X-E1.  The crop factor gives a little more field of view, and
>>> the sensor works better in the shadows.  This time, I failed to capture
>>> the ball itself. :-(
>>> But, I liked the action, anyway.
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/3278final.tif.html
>>> 
>>> ISO 200, 1/450 at f/8
>>> 
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
>>> 
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