Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are many exclusions (of spare parts, lens hoods, lens cases....etc,etc, which were included in the 1996/1997 handbook of the Leica System) from the new 'Program' book. Also some glaring mistakes...eg. page 55 has a description of 100mm APO-MACRO-ELMARIT-R next to an illustration of 135mm lens!! Nowhere else (that page or other) is there any description of 135mm, and not until p64 is a pic of 100mm 2.8 . Hope this an indication of a new level of 'quality control'. - -----Original Message----- From: Anderson, Ferrel <AndersonF@ria.army.mil> To: 'leica users group' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Friday, 11 December 1998 9:48 Subject: [Leica] FW: 100mm f4 Macro Elmar for bellows > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anderson, Ferrel >> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 11:07 AM >> To: 'Leica Users Group' >> Subject: 100mm f4 Macro Elmar for bellows >> >> In perusing the latest product promotion brochure entitled "Leica. The >> Program", I noticed that although the Bellows -R is still offered, the >> 100mm f4 Macro Elmar short mount lens is no longer listed. That lens has >> been around for a long time without an optical recomputation. Are they >> planning on offering a new computation, or are they discontinuing this >> lens? >> >> I was never happy with the performance of the 100mm Macro Elmar that I >> owned. It matched my other lenses in sharpness at f11 - f22, but was not >> exceptional at wider apertures. My 60mm Macro Elmarit-R and 100mm APO >> Macro Elmarit-R lenses are head and shoulders above the 100mm Macro Elmar. >> Even my black 65mm Elmar is better. Anyone have an opinion on the >> performance of this lens, and any information on what Leica is planning? >> >> Ferrel Anderson