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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Some More from the Elmarit-R 60 Macro
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:14:22 -0700
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I had the 100 and the 100 APO.  no comparison.  I imagine the 60 fits 
somewhere in between, probably closer to the APO.

Aram

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From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 5:47 PM
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Some More from the Elmarit-R 60 Macro

> Lluis,
>
> Thanks for the very kind words.  I only know the 100mm from casual words 
> dropped now and again, and I suspect it is the APO that draws such 
> compliments.  I bought the 60 from the daughter of its late owner, and she 
> said that her father used it primarily for flowers.  I have been quite 
> happy with it for flowers, and for insects as well, if they are not too 
> active.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/17/2013 7:28 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>> Jim,
>>
>> I love the three pictures you show, maybe the Clearwing Moth would be my 
>> choice.
>>
>> As you know, I like very much the Macro-Elmarit 60mm, when you talk about 
>> the 100 mm I don't know if you refer to the APO or to the previous 
>> version, I've never owned neither test anyone of these, but I think that 
>> the 60mm is  the king in smoothness and I like very much this.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Lluis
>>
>>
>> El 17/07/2013, a las 21:22, Jim Nichols escribi?:
>>
>>> The Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro may not be as good as the 100 Macro, but it 
>>> can hold its own with a variety of subjects.
>>>
>>> Texture, from the top of my desk:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Textures.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A Silver-Spotted Skipper against a brick wall:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Spotted+Skipper.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A Clearwing Moth that was constantly on the move:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clearwing+82.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>>
>>>
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