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Subject: Vs: [Leica] re: summicron 50 dr + m6?
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 10:35:35 +0200

If I remember correctly even the 90 mm Summicron gives much the same image field as the Dual Range Summicron.
All the best!
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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Päivä: 01. kesäkuuta 2000 1:56
Aihe: Re: [Leica] re: summicron 50 dr + m6?


>Brougham writes:
>
><< Thanks for everybody's advice on using the DR summicron with my M6
> (TTL).  It doesn't sound like it's such a joy to use, and I'm not sure
> I want to buy equipment that I have to machine in order to be able to
> use. >>
>
>Hi Brougham, no one else mentioned an alternative to the DR for semi 
>close-ups of flowers, so I will offer one. The various 135mm lenses that 
>focus to a little less than 5 feet or 1.5 meters give what I think is pretty 
>much the same coverage as the DR Summicron at close range, although a bit 
>slower at f3.5 to f4.5 depending on which model you chose. If you can get 
>your hands on a 135mm lens, give it a try. It will not be macro, but neither 
>is the DR Summicron.