Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well indeed I looked at the spec sheet and it's half a foot or *0.15 meter*. And indeed as I suspected the lens length plus distance to the sensor totals almost three inches sooooo that's three inches from the front of the glass to your out-of-towners. Impressive. Still I got that Elmarit-R in 35mm and a Summicron-M in 50mm and I even got a lovely little featherweight Minolta MD 45/2 I can mount on the camera so I don't need no 45mm macro, even if it do autofocus and the like. What I need is a D700. or an M9. How about a 1962 Curt Flood rookie card in exchange for an M8.2? On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >