Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The fact that the add on thingie comes in a separate package would explain the lack of added macro weight to the main component of the lens. Extra weight coming from the added helical needed to rack out more and focus closer. But I would think a macro lens would need a few extra elements; hunk of glass in there... To do its macro thing. Despite being generally a slower lens. All explained by the extra added macro thingie. Which I would be tempted to forego. Mark William Rabiner > From: Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:15:29 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] New 85 f4 ZM > > On Wed 8, Jul'09 at 9:02 PM -0400, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Amazing I forgot about the collapsible f4 macro. >> And I would use this lens before I got the ZM. >> >> When things say "macro" on them it normal adds some weight and bulk to the >> optical package. I wonder if that's the case here.. > > No, that's not the case. It's pretty tiny, and gets even smaller when > collapsed. I like mine a lot.