Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The taste of gold
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:14:29 +1100
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030106121011.01aa7b00@pop.hfx.eastlink.ca>
 
>A couple of shots I took last night.  I used the Leica 400mm F2.8 
>APO on an EOS D2000.
>
>http://robsteve.com/WJ/AlexanderOvechkin-2.jpg
>
>http://robsteve.com/WJ/AlexanderOvechkin.jpg
>
>What do you think of a 400mm as a portrait lens?

too "flat" for me. As a sports image fine and expected, but as a 
portrait, the feel is too distant. That's a gut comment, and of 
course can be proved wrong with the right subject and use of the 
"flatness" ;-)
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Alastair Firkin

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