[Leica] Legendary SLR lenses in 90 to 100mm range?

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

            Hello Douglas

            Thanks for this link - I shall try to contact them

            The LUG is a wonderful forum - full of nice people, a broad
breath of
            talent, experience and fantastic fellowship

            Best regards

            Joseph Low

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
Douglas Sharp
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:43 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Legendary SLR lenses in 90 to 100mm range?

Hello Joe,
just found this - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hw6k-asi/switar70.html

No idea what these combinations work like, in fact I've never even heard
of an M44 adapter.
cheers
Douglas

joelct wrote:

>Hi Nathan & Vick
>
>I own the Macro Switar 50/1.9 and a special adaptor made in Japan to couple
to LTM standards ( which can be easily mounted to a M mount with a LTM/M
adaptor )
>
>I wish someone can make an adaptor for Alpa to EOS for this and other Alpa
glass
>
>Joseph Low
>
>
>--- Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Vick,
>>
>>No, never heard of this lens. The lens I really lusted after in the
>>R
>>range was the 180mm Summicron but the price quickly put me off that
>>:-)
>>
>>Nathan
>>
>>Vick Ko wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Nathan.
>>>
>>>Have you ever used an Alpa Kinoptik 100mm f2?  That is the lens
>>>
>>>
>>that I'm
>>
>>
>>>lusting after, and if I buy it, my bankbook will hurt for months.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Vick Ko
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
>>>>[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On
>>>>
>>>>
>>Behalf Of
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Nathan Wajsman
>>>>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:08 PM
>>>>To: Leica Users Group
>>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Legendary SLR lenses in 90 to 100mm range?
>>>>
>>>>Vick,
>>>>
>>>>The 100mm Apo Macro Elmarit is the best lens I have ever owned or
>>>>
>>>>
>>held
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>in my hands, whether Leica or anyone else. It is one of two Leica
>>>>
>>>>
>>R
>>
>>
>>>>lenses I kept after switching to Canon DSLRs.
>>>>
>>>>Nathan
>>>>
>>>>Vick Ko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Are there legendary Leica SLR lenses in 90 to 100mm range?
>>>>>
>>>>>I've heard the 100mm f2.8 APO is stunning.
>>>>>
>>>>>I assume the 90mm ASPH in R mount is similarly stunning.
>>>>>
>>>>>Do you have reports/anecdotes support or disputing the above, or
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>other
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>recommendations?
>>>>>
>>>>>How about the 80/1.4?
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>Vick Ko
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Nathan Wajsman
>>Almere, The Netherlands
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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