Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's the unauthorized cut and paste copy from the B&H site on the LEICA 45mm macro for Panasonic G lenses in micro FT mount: Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens - For LUMIX G Series Digital SLR Cameras - Micro Four Thirds Mount - 90mm Equivalent In 35mm Format - Capture Subjects in Actual Size - Minimum Focus Distance 0.5' By the way do they really mean half a foot there? or half a meter? (I know, it is the foot sign, but is it amistake?) Does the lens go to six inches? from the focal plane? That would be like three inches from the front of the lens.... My Elmarit-R goes to about seven or eight inches. Maybe six, from the front of the lens. But the lens and adapter combo is pretty long so I imagine it's about .25 meter. The last marking is .3 but it keeps turning way beyond that. On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com>wrote: > I thought the aforementioned 45mm macro carries the Leica name and is a mFT > mount? pas vrais? > > Huh, huh? > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at >> gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > When Panasonic is selling a lens called Leica what does that mean? It >> was >> > designed by Leica? It meets Leica specifications or some other set of >> > standards? It's not just a price thing, with the expensive lenses >> getting >> > the Leica name: a number of their point-and-shoots feature Leica lenses >> and >> > are not higher priced than their competition in the given category of >> > performance. >> > >> > >> None of the Micro 4/3 stuff carries the Leica name. They had an >> explanation >> early on that the lenses met "certain criteria." You don't see that fine >> print anymore, but it was there in the early days of the venture. I had a >> Lumix that cost about $200 with a "Leica" lens. Cute little thang. >> >> It is a partnership thing, Panasonic builds most of Leica's Point and >> shoot >> products, (but you knew that) >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >