[LRflex] Re: BW Pano of Whitby from Lythe Bank

Dead right Dave,
every now and again some company turns up with an absolute gem of a lens =

and at a fraction of what it would cost if made by Canon, Nikon, Leica=20
or whoever. It recently scragged both the Canon and Nikon equivalents in =

tests in the German photographic magazines.

The same price/performance ratio as Cosina/Voigtl=E4nder lenses when=20
compared with Leica M I should think.

Douglas

Dave Saalsaa wrote:
> I agree, Douglas, I am always amazed at the detail offered by the Tokin=
a=20
> 12-24 zoom.   It is one of the most amazing lenses I have used.
>
> Dave
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> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 1:48 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: BW Pano of Whitby from Lythe Bank
>
>
>  =20
>> Dare I say it, Bob, totally digital, Canon 20D with a Tokina 12-24 zoo=
m
>> stuck on the front - to be perfectly honest one of the best zooms I've=

>> ever found, I was looking at the original file in 1 to 1 and could
>> actually discern the roof windows of our holiday apartment at about th=
e
>> same distance as the pier jutting out into the sea - I was utterly
>> gobsmacked as they say around there.
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>> rsphotoimages@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>    =20
>>> Douglas:
>>>
>>> Can't compare I've not seen the color version, but this images sells.=

>>>
>>> What I first saw was lowering clouds over a broad land/seascape with =
a=20
>>> nice field of solar reflection off the water along the bay.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't mess with it a bit more.
>>>
>>> Print it as a 5x7 on 8.5 x11 inche matte finish paper (go with giclee=
 -=20
>>> high end ink jet), title it, sign it, frame it and - if the spirit mo=
ves=20
>>> you, sell a bunch!
>>>
>>> Question:  what camera, film, lens etc.?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bob (in Seattle's similar weather - though no apprecialble rain form =

>>> nearly 3 months...)
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