Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right about the branding, I guess that sailed over my head, I know I've looked right at the reviews, but I'm not too much on macros, because they focus too close for my flowers. I imagine it can focus that close, pretty neat. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com>wrote: > Here's the unauthorized cut and paste copy from the B&H site on the LEICA > 45mm macro for Panasonic G lenses in micro FT mount: > > Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens > > - For LUMIX G Series Digital SLR Cameras > - Micro Four Thirds Mount > - 90mm Equivalent In 35mm Format > - Capture Subjects in Actual Size > - Minimum Focus Distance 0.5' > > > By the way do they really mean half a foot there? or half a meter? (I know, > it is the foot sign, but is it amistake?) Does the lens go to six inches? > from the focal plane? That would be like three inches from the front of the > lens.... My Elmarit-R goes to about seven or eight inches. Maybe six, from > the front of the lens. But the lens and adapter combo is pretty long so I > imagine it's about .25 meter. The last marking is .3 but it keeps turning > way beyond that. > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > I thought the aforementioned 45mm macro carries the Leica name and is a > mFT > > mount? pas vrais? > > > > Huh, huh? > > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Vince Passaro < > passaro.vince at gmail.com > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > When Panasonic is selling a lens called Leica what does that mean? It > >> was > >> > designed by Leica? It meets Leica specifications or some other set of > >> > standards? It's not just a price thing, with the expensive lenses > >> getting > >> > the Leica name: a number of their point-and-shoots feature Leica > lenses > >> and > >> > are not higher priced than their competition in the given category of > >> > performance. > >> > > >> > > >> None of the Micro 4/3 stuff carries the Leica name. They had an > >> explanation > >> early on that the lenses met "certain criteria." You don't see that > fine > >> print anymore, but it was there in the early days of the venture. I had > a > >> Lumix that cost about $200 with a "Leica" lens. Cute little thang. > >> > >> It is a partnership thing, Panasonic builds most of Leica's Point and > >> shoot > >> products, (but you knew that) > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Sonny > >> http://www.sonc.com > >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > >> Natchitoches, Louisiana > >> (+31.754164,-093.099080) > >> > >> USA > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA