Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I particularly like the first and last. The sorts of shapes that plants form are always fascinating. I love the texture and raindrops on the agave and the curls of the sago frond. Incredibly shallow depth of field on the latter. Can I ask a couple of odd questions? Well, I am going to anyway! :-) What camera are you mounting these on? All the same or different bodies? I assume you are using some sort of macro adapter(s). Although I haven't had it out in a while, I don't think that my 58 1.2 MC focuses as close in as you appear to be doing. If I had been paying attention I should probably know, but please refresh my mind! Great finds in the front yard, Peter On 23/09/2025 16:32, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Greetings to all. This week we are back in my front yard. The first image > is close focus with an early fast double gauss lens before lanthanum glass > became popular: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/Sago+frond+Minolta+58mm+f1_2.jpg.html > > This is from the Olympus 50mm f1.2 which is a much later design with > improves glass types and coatings: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/Sago+as+blur+project.jpg.html > > Not strictly a fair comparison but this is from arguably the sharpest 40mm > lens currently in production: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/distressed+century+plant+after+a+shower.jpg.html > > All the best. > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig