Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I looked over the site I noticed the APO El-Nikkor on one of the lists. Two 105mm have recently come up for auction, demanding and getting very high bids. How good is this lens? Slobodan Dimitrov On May 8, 2007, at 12:25 AM, Fred Hess / Phenix Visuals NL wrote: > Hello Jim, > > I work with the three types of Photar-lenses, on the bellows and on > microscopes. > > These objektieves are the state of the art for extreme close-up > photography > and photomacrography. > > The most useful to my opinion is the Photar 25mm to start with. > I use these objektives in combination with a ringflash or a > cold-lightsource- with 'goose-necks'. To take pictures of insects, > spiders, > fungi etc. > > They are expensive, but they pay back with extreme image-quality and > durability. > > Take also a look at: http://www.macrolenses.de > > Kind regards > > Fred Hess > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Cheatham" <jecheatham@yahoo.com> > To: "Leica Users Leica" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:58 PM > Subject: [Leica] Photar Lenses > > >> Has anyone had experience with the Photar lenses? I do >> a lot of macro work and am tempted. What are the pros >> and cons, characteristics of each, etc.? I can't find >> examples of shots with the different lenses? Any >> ideas? Thanks. - Jim Cheatham >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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