Hi Moose,
Thanks for looking and commenting. I like your "Old Glory" winglet. Very
sharp, and perfectly framed.
I have done some searching and reading about the 1978 Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
The main knock on it was fall-off in the corners. Since I am using it on
the E-1, the corner problem goes away. As I see it, I have the field of
view of a 56mm, with the DOF of a 28mm. While focusing with the VF is
difficult, it can be done, but, with the forgiving DOF, and good scales on
the lens, zone focusing is a breeze. Add a little FM to the workflow, and I
like the images that I am getting.
The dragonfly image is overcropped and over processed, but I just wanted to
salvage the moment somehow. Nothing I'm really proud of.............
Good luck with the OM-D deal. Sounds like you made some nice choices.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the Airport - Again
> I'm behind in looking at posted images - and hopelessly behind in
> commenting.
>
> Something about visiting family and obsessing about whether to buy an OM-D
> and what lenses and accessories to get.
>
> On 7/15/2012 11:03 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I have a Leica Elmarit-R 28mm that I purchased as a "normal" lens for my
>> 4/3 bodies, but found it very difficult to focus. I took it to the
>> airport on the E-1, set up to zone focus and use as a point and shoot.
>> Most of these images were made that way, though some were manually
>> focused.
>>
>> Sometimes, things just catch your attention, like these shadows:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+68.jpg.html
>
> I like that sort of shot, and this is a good example
>
>> Interesting forms are added to airplanes in order to increase efficiency:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winglet+64.jpg.html
>
> Clouds not quite as nice as the DC-3.
>
> I'll see that, and raise you a double winglet. :-)
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/NorthEast_2009/IntheAir&image=IMG_1477ia.jpg>
>
> Seen heading East, into the rising sun, "The Dawn's Early Light".
>
>> <snip aircraft stuff I know nothing about>
>>
>> Most people recognize the powerplant of that old workhorse, the DC-3:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DC-3+55.jpg.html
>
> I think this is the finest image you've posted in quite some time.
> Composition is wonderful, the weathered finish on
> prop and nacelle is deliciously soft/gentle and the sky is just perfect! I
> don't know what combination of weather, E-1,
> lens, processing, etc. did it, but I just love the color/texture/whatever
> of those clouds.
>
> There's also something moving, bittersweet, about the DC-3 that spent so
> many years up in those skies, no longer able to
> do so, but full of memories of being free in the sky.
>
>
>
>> ... Looking at these images, I think I will try this more often.
>
> Good idea!
>
> About a few later images:
>
> Wal-Mart in B&W? Nah, doesn't work for me.
>
> Dragonflies. Nice capture, serendipitous or not. How come the dragonflies
> don't have winglets? There is only a hint of
> sharpening halo on the earlier winglet image leading edge. Here, it has
> become stronger, expanded to the back of the
> black part, and afflicts the dragonflies, as well.
>
> Vortex Generators. So that's what those are for. I've idly wondered when
> I've seen them on commercial flights I've taken.
>
>
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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