Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That?s the one I was referring to ;-) Amities Ph > Le 13 avr. 2018 ? 20:41, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a ?crit : > > The 60 Macro-Elmarit-R fits that description quite well, also. I use it > quite often on my X-T2. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 4/13/2018 1:27 PM, Philippe via LUG wrote: >> Pity I sold my F mount macro-elmarit - I think I would have sent its deep >> small pupil over to you Mark >> >> Amities >> Philippe >> >>> Le 13 avr. 2018 ? 20:02, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> a ?crit >>> : >>> >>> I still use my 3.5 Micro Nikkor I got used in 2004 but spent an hour ago >>> looking at the still sold new 2.8 micro Nikkor which is a tad more >>> compatible with some of the current camera technologies and can be had >>> relatively cheap. And it's gorgeous. I love a lens which has a small >>> front element so well protected inside the camera a lens shade would >>> just be redundant. I balk at loving a lens for its lack of modern >>> perfection and am very much into the current cutting edge examples of >>> lens design. But sometimes what the older generations of lenses can do >>> is quite viable on most levels. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photographer >>> >>> ?On 4/11/18, 6:59 PM, "LUG on behalf of Doug Herr via LUG" >>> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug >>> at leica-users.org> wrote: >>> >>> Frank Filippone wrote: >>> >>>> Legacy lenses are fascinating to use on the Sony bodies. >>>> >>> Yes they certainly are! Until a couple of months ago legacy lenses >>> were all I was using on the Sony body. My favs: >>> >>> Nikon 55mm f/3.5 Micro AI: inexpensive, relatively light weight, >>> quite good performance. I haven't tested it against the Leica R 60 >>> Macro but the light weight and low worry in case of loss or damage make >>> it my casual carry-everywhere lens. >>> >>> Canon FD 500mm f/4.5 L: Inexpensive and relatively light weight for a >>> high-quality long lens. It requires some correction for lateral >>> chromatic aberration but C1 does this automatically. Its highlight >>> separation and color quality aren't as good as a Leica APO lens but most >>> of the time its good enough, especially considering its affordability. >>> >>> Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R: for no-compromise mind-boggling image >>> quality. >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information