Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The two Leica R macro lenses, the 60mm and the 100mm, are among the finest lenses ever made, regardless of system or brand. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 19 Jun 2016, at 18:40, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > The Macro System that I employ to capture images such as the Lady Beetle > series is a combination of two cultures from the past. The Leica > Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm lens is from the Leica-R series of SLR cameras circa > 1980, a system that Leica abandoned. The Olympus E-1 camera was Oly's > first professional digital body, incorporating a Kodak CCD sensor which > gives beautiful color rendering, though limited to 5MP. It was released > around 2004. The lens and camera, with the use of a simple adapter, fit > together very nicely. Though heavy, the combination delivers beautiful > images. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Macro+System.tif.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >