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Subject: [Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 19:06:37 -0800
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> On Nov 3, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:


The R lenses I liked and used a lot the 100 Macro, the 80mm, the 19mm (2).
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> Another vote.  One amazing piece of glass.
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> -----Original Message----- From: Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 7:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?
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> Here is another vote for the 100mm Apo Macro. I think it is the best lens 
> I have ever owned, in any system.
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> Cheers,
> nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 03 Nov 2015, at 15:50, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
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>> The 100 Macro is my favorite R lens.  The R lenses I used most when I
>> carried the whole system to Kenya were the 19 and the 400 (for the 
>> animals.
>> I used M's for the people)
>> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/#!/index/G0000JdGpjx9_v50
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>> Tina
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>>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
>>> wrote:
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>>> It might be an interesting time to discuss really good R lenses and 
>>> really
>>> bad R lenses.  just in case the SL camera body becomes a great base for
>>> these older optics..
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>>> Prices right now on R lenses are pretty low. might make for a good
>>> discussion in advance of rising prices..
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>>> People have spoken highly of the APO Macro 60 and 100 Elmarit
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>>> Frank Filippone
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>>> Red735i at verizon.net
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>> Tina Manley
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In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?)
Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Which R lenses are good? Mediocre? Bad?)