[LRflex] Re: More contoversy!

No, Dave,
I use the 50mm 1, 4 and 1,7 and a few Yashica lenses, 24, 55, and 200, 
which are surprisingly good, particularly the 2,8/55mm macro.
Nearly everything in this gallery was taken  with the Yashica macro. 
Yashica lenses are available at more or less give-away prices too
http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150
I'm still on the lookout for C/Y lenses, there have been quite a lot on 
the second hand market recently, I'll probably try for a 1,4/85 and a 
2,8/180
if I find them at the right price and a Yashica medical for macro work  
is a fascinating idea.
BTW, the adapter is from Photo Huppert here in Germany, a bit expensive, 
but rumours say it's made by Zeiss/Leica/Novoflex, depending on who you 
listen to, anyway it's an excellent piece of precision engineering .
Douglas

Dave Saalsaa wrote:

>Thanks, Douglas, is that your only Zeiss lens you have used on the  20D?
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>Dave
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>From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 1:01 PM
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: More contoversy!
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>>Hello Dave,
>>it's the 2,8/135mm Sonnar in Contax/Yashica mount, I've found it beats
>>my Leica R 2,8/135mm (SL version)  into a cocked hat.
>>I have read that some people find the colour rendition a little cool and
>>clinical, but I like it.
>>cheers
>>Douglas
>>
>>Dave Saalsaa wrote:
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>>>Douglas,
>>> Excellent shot of the birds. Which Zeiss lens is this? Is it in an M 42
>>>mount?
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
>>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:17 PM
>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: More contoversy!
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>>>>Perish the thought David,
>>>>I think that a comparison is a good thing- just side by side-, and
>>>>they're excellent photos too, but I don't think there is any real way of
>>>>making  an evaluative
>>>>statement about one or the other. The gist of my mail was just an
>>>>attempt  or suggestion, to get away from comparing apples and oranges
>>>>and more towards
>>>>comparing Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. Which, at the end of the
>>>>day boils down to a matter of taste (and price per kilo ;-) ).
>>>>Ted is of course right in what he wrote, it really doesn't matter a
>>>>tinker's toss as long as we're getting the shots we want, which I am
>>>>with the 20D and it looks as if you are with your new DMR. At least
>>>>you'll be using purely Leica glass from now on - must be quite a relief,
>>>>not having to compare Canon and Leica lenses too :-)
>>>>cheers
>>>>Douglas
>>>>BTW,  http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3558_crop
>>>>cropped out of the centre of a frame from the Canon 20D at ISO 800 -
>>>>with a Zeiss lens - just to start the next controvery
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