Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks good! Those who are new to long lenses would do well to watch Steve Perry's YouTube video about the common causes of unsharpness with long lenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aJ6VtSH8Cw Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento douglasherr.myportfolio.com -----Original Message----- From: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sep 1, 2025 9:40 AM To: LUG <lug at leica-users.org> Cc: Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> Subject: [Leica] New 300mm Lens I have finally gotten out to shoot something other than the hillside by my house to try out my new Nikon 300/4 PF lens. I have a lot to learn. I have never shot with anything over 200 and then rarely so. I shot 60 shots with maybe 5 with the focus being nailed on what I wanted. Admittedly they are all up very close with a very shallow DOF and all hand held, so any small waver will through the focus plane off, but they were almost all off in the same way. I did not think you had to fine tune the focus on a mirrorless camera, but maybe I do. Anyway, here are some shots of an 8 Spotted Skimmer by a pond. Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0358 Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0356 Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0352 And a Spreadwing Damselfly, not sure which one. Arboretum Dragonfly 8 Spotted Skimmer-0352 All are cropped about 50%. I have ordered a 1.4x Converter that is due next week. Comments welcome Aram -- Aram Langhans (Semi) Retired Science Teacher & Unemployed photographer “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information