Re: [OM] IMG: A Morning with the Old Ross Lens

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Rick,

When I enlarge the antennae of the Gray Hairstreak, I see details that I 
don't usually get with my latest lenses.  The only things that appear to 
be new in the last 100 years are digital sensors and post-processing. :-)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/1/2016 1:11 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
> Wow! I almost missed the grey ghost in that last shot.
>
> My bad for viewing on my mini DROID.
>
> Jim makes that old glass sing.
>
> On Sep 1, 2016 1:14 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I mounted the Ross London No. 6 Symmetrical Lens, circa 1890, on the Fuji
> X-E1 and a tripod, and went for a walk in the back yard. I came upon a very
> cooperative (for a while) Gulf Fritillary that allowed me to grab a few
> shots.
> > Resting on a branch:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary+on+Branch.tif.html
> > On a small bush:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary+on+Bush.tif.html
> > Then I moved on to the Sedum plants and found a lot of small insects.  A
> Pennsylvania Leatherwing, or Soldier Beetle, was sharing space with the
> first Gray Hairstreak butterfly that I have ever seen:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sedum+with+Soldier+Beetle+and+Gray+Hairstreak.tif.html
> > To appreciate what this old lens can do, please view the last two images
> LARGE.
> > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
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