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: Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:39:00 +0100

Oh yes, the Zeiss 120mm macros for Contax and Hasselblad are also astounding
quality.  You obviously bow to many Gods!

On 31/3/03 2:48 am, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Mind you, I'm a Zeiss_and_S/K fanatic when it comes to my 120.
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> 
> Simon Lamb wrote:
>> 
>> Slobodan
>> 
>> In the nicest possible way - you need help!....
>> 
>> ....and the 100mm f/2.8 Zeiss Makro Sonnar gives the same feeling.
>> 
>> Simon
>> 
>> On 30/3/03 7:09 pm, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net> 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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