I have to agree, Bill. And, I hold my lens budget down by doing so.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bill Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One More Ross Lens Image
>I always enjoy reading things like the leica users group, or more correctly
> the Lieic Fondlers group. Todays 75mm aspheric diuretic radioactive
> super-wizagon is the very best lens ever made. Ever. Can never be
> equalled.
> Then, announced is the newer version with sub-nano coating and even more
> special glass, and the previous version is now very very sub-par. Lenses
> that were designed and produced twenty or thirty years ago are regarded as
> just something for a museum of no longer desirable photo oddities.
>
>
>
> I'm thinking that my old NIkkors, Zeiss lenses for the hasselblad, and my
> substantial collection of Zuikos are still pretty damn good!
>
>
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
>
> From: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 5:33 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One More Ross Lens Image
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>
>
> Not at all bad for one designed and built in 2011 I'd say.
>
> I should give my long rested 1960s era 50mm / f1.5 Summarit a re-run. You
> give much hope for the merits of yesteryear's glass !
>
> BTW, nice photo !
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 4:27 PM
> Subject: [OM] IMG: One More Ross Lens Image
>
>
>>I could not move, to get a better focus, without spooking the resident
>>male
>>Mocking Bird. This was shot from the truck after I parked in the
>>driveway.
>>Colors and bokeh are not too bad for a lens designed in the 19th Century!
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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