Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/02

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Subject: Re: Evidence of a Contax/Leica partnership?
From: "Lucien_vD@compuserve.com" <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 09:01:23 -0400

 martin tai wrote:

>Wrong !
>   None of Leica's macro lenses,  Macro-Elmarit 60/2.8, APO-MACRO-ELMARI=
T
>100/2.8 Macro-Elmarit-R 100/4  use  floating element design at all.
>   Variable spacing focusing ( internal focusing ) is widely used
>in Japanese designs, not favoured by Leica

This is wrong !

The Apo-macro-elmarit don't focus at a UNIT FOCUSING
and that's why you can't use a macro tube with it.
You need the Elpro.
And I'm not ready to part with it or my 28mm/2,8 (new) for a Contax style=

R8.

Lucien
BELGIUM