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Subject: Re: [OM] Bee Friday
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 16:48:31 -0700
On 8/26/2017 5:10 AM, Don Holbrook wrote:
I count 963 hairs on that bee....on one side!  Amazing.

On 8/26/2017 5:42 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
Very impressive !

Thanks, guys!!

On 8/27/2017 3:11 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
Bee shadow is very cool.

You know, I didn't really look at the shadow. It is cool - Thanks!

On 8/27/2017 3:39 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
WOW!  The detail in that one is amazing!

Thanks! Mostly lens, with a little help from its bosom buddy, me.

Are you serious that it was a Leica lens or just teasing us??

Leica has a cooperative agreement with Panasonic for a line of made in Japan lenses for µ4/3 bearing the Leica name and lens nomenclature, but not the Red Dot. Thus this lens is labeled "LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 1:4-6.3/100-400 ASPH" on the top of the body and on the front ring. "Panasonic" is nowhere to be found, but their brand "LUMIX" is found in a secondary location on the side at the rear.

The simple line is that Leica designs the optics and Panny the mechanics and manufacturing. Their are indications that the cooperation is much closer and less clearly separated than that.

There is even a rumor that Panny has designed a Leica zoom:

"Both Olympus and Panasonic are patenting new Full Frame lenses. Egami <http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-08-17> just spotted the latest lens patent from Panasonic which describes the design of the 90-270mm f/2.8-4 OIS Full Frame lens. But before you get excited about the idea that Panasonic might make a new FF camera system hold on!

This is highly likely the design of the existing Leica 90-280mm SL lens <https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1192093-REG/leica_10850_sl_typ_601_mirrorless.html/BI/19115/KBID/10779/>. It’s quite a surprise to learn that this $6,395.00 lens has been developed by Panasonic!" <http://www.43rumors.com/panasonic-patent-proves-designed-leica-sl-90-280mm-full-frame-lens/>

Make of all that what you will, there is no doubt that Leica had the larger or only role in designing the optics, and thought them worth its name. Several other of what I call PLeicas are excellent. Ctein's long and frustrating search for a 12 mm lens to meet his standards finally ended with the release of the PLeica 12/1.4. It costs about twice as much, but is a better lens.

Proof in the Pudding Moose


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