Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] CV 35/1.2 available soon
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:49:16 -0400

Nikkor. AI. From the 80's.  Mid 80's I think. An 85mm from 1985.
They had photography then.


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> From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:46:32 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 35/1.2 available soon
> 
> Which 85 f2? AIS Nikkor or Zuiko? My Zuiko 85/2 and my AF-Nikkor 85/1.8 
> both
> focus to .85m
> 
> 
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> On 4/25/11 1:35 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> Interestingly my 85mm f2 focus to one meter just like most my Leica glass.
>> Its odd! To keep the weight down maybe.
>> 
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>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photography
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>> 
>>> From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:47:43 -0400
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 35/1.2 available soon
>>> 
>>> Most SLR 35mm lenses focus even closer. My 35mm f2D AF-Nikkor focuses to 
>>> a
>>> mere .25 meters! The 35mm f2 Zuiko for the OM system focuses to .3 
>>> meters.
>>> 
>>> I don't understand complaining that a lens can focus 'too close'. You 
>>> don't
>>> like to shoot close with a 35? Then don't! But why complain when a
>>> manufacturer gives you the option if you ever need it?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Chris Crawford
>>> Fine Art Photography
>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>> 260-486-2581
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> On 4/24/11 9:22 PM, "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I have no idea.  I don't shoot like that, although I do use a 35 a lot.
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe Kobayashi-san can tell us.
>>>> 
>>>> Marty
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
>>>> gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> This is interesting. I read about some that decouple but those were 
>>>>> very
>>>>> wides.
>>>>> What do you shoot at ,5m with a 35 that works well?? Not people I'm 
>>>>> sure.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Curious moderate wide angle shooter wants to know!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Geoff
>>>>> 
>>>>> *Life's not black and white, except at both ends*
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 25 April 2011 09:24, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm glad I have the old one; lenses that decouple at the close end
>>>>>> drive me spare.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marty
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Peter Cheyne
>>>>>> <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>> The new 35mm Nokton should be available soon. ?More compact and a new
>>>>>>> optical formula, focusing down to 0.5m. ?Pity M cameras only couple 
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> lenses down to 0.7m.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I've just got my version one 35 Nokton back from DAG, who fixed the
>>>>>>> front-focusing, but I'm looking forward to hearing about the smaller
>>>>>> version
>>>>>>> II.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>> 
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