Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I didn't say greed is good...that was Gordon Gecko, a former CEO of Leica, I believe...;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 5:13 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4 BD Did E. Leitz ever try to sell the DR Summicron without the "goggles"? HELL NO! Greed is good? Jerry bdcolen wrote: > "Optional Extra?" OMIGOD! > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve > Unsworth > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:20 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] New Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4 > > The goggles are an optional extra. Collapsed it's the same size as a > 50mm Summicron. It takes 39mm filters. > > I wonder if the response would have been more positive if it had been > announced as a compact folding 90 rather than a macro 90? > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: 22 September 2003 20:59 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica Macro-Elmar M 90/4 > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > Good God! Does that ever look convenient.... > > Its a chucky little thing!. Can it be used without the eyes like the > DR? Macros tend to be hefty so I was wrong the other day when i said > they'd not add weight with eyes to a f4 lens. It's compact but then it > ain't. Bet its heavy even without the other thing. > > Mark Rabiner > > It does look short it sure ain't no long focus macro. Impressive the > small front element. My kind of lens. And not only does > it have some nice reach. But it gets right in there... ! > > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html