Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some other factors there, exchange rates, list prices, prices for 6 bit coding but yes I saved a considerable amount by shopping for a while. More than half certainly. I settled from a chrome one without coding and on its own initially. Added the adapter later. Took me a few months to turn up what I wanted at the right prices. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 15 July 2010 12:04, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > You got the lens and the macro adapter for ~$1300!? That's quite a good > bargain hunting there! > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Oh shop around for a used one though. Sometimes available without the > macro > > adapter too. I got mine separately that way and saved about two thirds on > > the list prices all up. I just sent the bayonet flanges to J Milich for > > coding too. > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 15 July 2010 11:15, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I wish!! But it's $3,795.00!! And unavailable at B&H :-( My > husband > > > > (and financial manager) would kill me. > > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > > gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Tina of course it depends on just how close you want to go. Going > down > > > to > > > > a > > > > smaller sensor size also has the effect in practice of increasing the > > DoF > > > > as > > > > you would know. > > > > I encourage you to look at the the Macro Elmar 90. The quality is > > > certainly > > > > there and it is by far the most compact solution to add to your bag > > too. > > > > Framing is very accurate with and without the adapter. At closest > focus > > > it > > > > covers about 6 inches by 9 inches and with the macro adapter down to > > 2.8 > > > > inches x 4.25 inches. Compromising only by a crop to equivalent from > an > > > M8 > > > > you get smaller fields again but still all of the quality you could > > wish > > > > for > > > > stock or print to that camera's standards too. Tht gives you some > > > > compositional leeway too naturally. > > > > The working distance is greater than a true macro too, of course. > > > > As a bonus it is a fine portrait lens or compact short tele. In > > rendering > > > > it > > > > is different in character to the ASPH. designs for those applications > > but > > > > still plenty of sharpness obtainable. > > > > > > > > You may have seen this a little while ago. This version is at 100% > for > > > web > > > > viewing but you can see the detail and quality I'm sure. > > > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/124448398 > > > > Cheers > > > > Geoff > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >