Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 100 Apo - best Macro in my book!
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:51:00 -0800
References: <BAAC88D3.D807%simon@sclamb.com> <3E8732C7.2938357@earthlink.net> <3E874D7B.6C0103B3@pacbell.net>

Sure, why not. I'll do it for the money, and not for the glory!
Slobodan Dimitrov

Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> 
> Slobo
> 
> Why don't you and Erwin Putz  form a public relations
> company for Leica?  You have a better command of
> the English language, and he is pretty good with the
> technical stuff.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
> 
> > The thing about Leica chromes and negs, is their cathedral effect. No
> > other optic comes close, until we go to the realm of the monumental 120.
> > By that I mean the physiological response to the viewing experience of
> > the hanging neg. strip, or chromes on a light table. One's jaw goes a
> > little slack and the eyes open up just a bit, and one's head goes up and
> > down digesting the manifested visual epiphany.
> > I can not, try as I might, after all these years, to be indifferent and
> > complacent to a hanging strip of Leica generated images.
> > Slobodan Dimitrov
> >
> > Simon Lamb wrote:
> > >
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > I take it you mean that nothing 'Leica' comes close.  There are other lenses
> > > out there that come very close indeed.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >
> > > On 30/3/03 3:27 am, "Edward Caliguri" <caliguri@rcn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > SNIP  When I shoot close up (down to 1:1), for me nothing comes close to the
> > > 100 Apo Macro R lens.
> > >
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In reply to: Message from Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> (Re: [Leica] 100 Apo - best Macro in my book!)
Message from Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] 100 Apo - best Macro in my book!)
Message from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] 100 Apo - best Macro in my book!)