Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IMHO The Macro-Elmar 4/100mm is one of the poorest Leica lenses. I get much better results with the 2.8/60 Macro Elmarit (always on a Canon 20D). The best macro lens I have used is the 2.8/105 Macro Kiron. It was made in Nikon AI mount specially for dental macro photo and IMO beats both the 60mm Macro Elmarit and the 4/100 Elmar. I have never used the 100mm Apo Elmarit, though; it is supposed to be much better Cheers Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 19:52 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica > > Grüezi Didier, > I've already come around to thinking of testing the Elmar on a Leica > body with fine grain film, I still can't really believe that the > difference can be so great. With luck I should have some slides ready > sometime next week. > cheers > Douglas > > Didier Ludwig wrote: > > > Douglas > > I think Leica glass is not always and everywhere that superior like many > > might believe, but THIS difference's definitely too big. Nothing against > > Yashica - but I tend to believe that there's something wrong with your > > Elmar - or a problem with the combination of a macro-lens and R adapter > > on a Canon mount. But I'm not experienced with all three aspects at all. > > Didier > > > >> I didn't believe it either at first - I've had so many indirect > >> comparisons while shooting flowers over the last few days that I can no > >> longer deny that the Yashica is better by far. I'm sure I can't have > been > >> focussing the Leica short that often, my eyes are bad - but not that > bad. > >> Douglas > >> > >>> There's indeed a surprising difference in favor of the Yashica. It > >>> looks to me like the Elmar shot is focused too short? Otherwise I > >>> can't imagine such a sharpness difference (I compared the little > >>> scratch between "S" and "2"). > >>> Didier > >>> > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Leicaf8 > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/CY_f8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information