Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sehr interessant Peter, I knew about the Yashica medical macro with a built-in ring flash, which is supposed to be quite fantastic but I'd never heard of the Kiron.Also interesting to hear, from quite a few people already, that the 4/100 Macro-Elmar is not quite one of the best Leica lenses. It looks, so far, as if the Yashica 55mm may be quite a "Geheimtipp" in the field of macro. Could you post a shot (or mail me a jpeg) of a coin, or something else commonplace, taken close in with the 60mm Macro Elmarit on the 20D? I'd like to know how the Yashica compares with a lens of a similar focal length. mfg Douglas Peter Werner wrote: > IMHO The Macro-Elmar 4/100mm is one of the poorest Leica lenses. I get > much better results with the 2.8/60 Macro Elmarit (always on a Canon > 20D). > > The best macro lens I have used is the 2.8/105 Macro Kiron. It was made > in Nikon AI mount specially for dental macro photo and IMO beats both > the 60mm Macro Elmarit and the 4/100 Elmar. I have never used the 100mm > Apo Elmarit, though; it is supposed to be much better > > Cheers > Peter > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >>bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp >>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 19:52 >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica >> >>Gr?ezi Didier, >>I've already come around to thinking of testing the Elmar on a Leica >>body with fine grain film, I still can't really believe that the >>difference can be so great. With luck I should have some slides ready >>sometime next week. >>cheers >>Douglas >> >>Didier Ludwig wrote: >> >> >>>Douglas >>>I think Leica glass is not always and everywhere that superior like > > many > >>>might believe, but THIS difference's definitely too big. Nothing > > against > >>>Yashica - but I tend to believe that there's something wrong with > > your > >>>Elmar - or a problem with the combination of a macro-lens and R > > adapter > >>>on a Canon mount. But I'm not experienced with all three aspects at > > all. > >>>Didier >>> >>> >>>>I didn't believe it either at first - I've had so many indirect >>>>comparisons while shooting flowers over the last few days that I > > can no > >>>>longer deny that the Yashica is better by far. I'm sure I can't > > have > >>been >> >>>>focussing the Leica short that often, my eyes are bad - but not > > that > >>bad. >> >>>>Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>>>There's indeed a surprising difference in favor of the Yashica. It >>>>>looks to me like the Elmar shot is focused too short? Otherwise I >>>>>can't imagine such a sharpness difference (I compared the little >>>>>scratch between "S" and "2"). >>>>>Didier >>>>> >>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Leicaf8 >>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/CY_f8 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 > >