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Subject: [Leica] OT: Opinions on Leica R 100 F4 Macro Elmar 3-Cam
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:46:33 -0500
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Fred,

I for one find that 'glow' very appealing. And the bokeh! Sharpness be
damned I may have to get me one;)

Jim Laird

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:27 AM, Fred Hess <fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl> 
wrote:
> Yes, this the weight for the normal 100mm
> The short-one weighs only 0,365kg.
>
> Regards
>
> Fred
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: maandag 19 april 2010 5:21
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Opinions on Leica R 100 F4 Macro Elmar 3-Cam
>
>
> Fred,
>
> The normal (not for bellows) lens only weighs 540 grams?
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Fred Hess <fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl>
> wrote:
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> I have the Macro-Elmar in the normal and short version (for the bellows
>> only). They are optical the same.
>> The mechanics of the normal version are not as good as the other
> objectives
>> from this period.
>>
>> Optical they are not apochromatic, a littlebit soft in contrast. I still
> use
>> these lenses because they are
>> compact and lightweight. ( the weight is 0,540 kg). I also these lenses
>> mounted on film- and videocamera's, mainly for macro- and natureshots
>>
>> I also have the newer Apo-Macro-Elmarit 1:2;8/100mm. This is real
>> apo-chromatic lens with high contrast
>> and extreme sharpness. But heavier (0,760kg) and bigger.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Fred Hess
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: zaterdag 17 april 2010 6:53
>> Subject: [Leica] OT: Opinions on Leica R 100 F4 Macro Elmar 3-Cam
>>
>>
>> I'm sure someone on LUG owns or has used this lens. I have a chance to
>> get one at a good price. How much does this beast weigh? Is it APO?
>> Opinions? Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jim Laird
>>
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Replies: Reply from fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl (Fred Hess) ([Leica] OT: Opinions on Leica R 100 F4 Macro Elmar 3-Cam)
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