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As far as Leica lenses go this one isn't too bad....but I did sell off a bunch of gear to make it a net neutral purchase.I have a bid on a nice OM 50mm f/3.5 macro on eBay It's about all I can afford (currently @$91). Leica glass is way out of my league. I could probably get one that was run over by steamroller (but that would still cost $300).
I remember, about 4 years ago, seeing a company that made manual macro lenses using 4 fluorite elements in the design. They made a 100mm and 60mm, for about $4000 ea. I also saw a test between the 100mm and the 105mm Nikon micro lens. The fluorite was better. But I cannot remember the name of the company.As far as Leica lenses go this one isn't too bad....but I did sell off a bunch of gear to make it a net neutral purchase.
You are referring to the standard 60mm Makro Planar, which focuses to 1:1 and is indeed quite large. I'm speaking of the 60mm Makro Planar-C (C for 'compact') which is quite small (smaller and 30% lighter than the 60mm Elmarit) and focuses to 1:2.I used to own the Zeiss 60/2.8 as well, and it's color was different than the Leica and while lighter weight, I preferred the smaller size of the Leica and so sold the Zeiss.
Yes it is, but there are hardly anything else can fault it for, is there?I'm thinking of adapting the Contax 645 120/4 APO Makro Planar FLE. Quite big however.