Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is it a mountain Elmar for people who don't go very far into the mountains? Allen >Nope. Who needs or wants a "compact folding 90mm lens" - that's an f 4? > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve >Unsworth >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:20 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: RE: [Leica] New Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4 > > >The goggles are an optional extra. Collapsed it's the same size as a >50mm Summicron. It takes 39mm filters. > >I wonder if the response would have been more positive if it had been >announced as a compact folding 90 rather than a macro 90? > >Steve > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark >Rabiner >Sent: 22 September 2003 20:59 >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4 > > >bdcolen wrote: >> >> Good God! Does that ever look convenient.... > > >Its a chucky little thing!. Can it be used without the eyes like the DR? >Macros tend to be hefty so I was wrong the other day when i said they'd >not add weight with eyes to a f4 lens. It's compact but then it ain't. >Bet its heavy even without the other thing. > >Mark Rabiner > >It does look short it sure ain't no long focus macro. Impressive the >small front element. My kind of lens. And not only does >it have some nice reach. But it gets right in there... ! > >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.rabinergroup.com > > >-- >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html