Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What can I say, I'm shameless! Slobodan Dimitrov Simon Lamb wrote: > > 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. > >>>> > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html