New AFi lens and accessories available

[yaya]

New Makro Apogon f4/120 mm HFT PQS lens (haven't seen it yet but it is said to be better than the old Makro Planar)

Adapter for turnable film magazine 4560 & Film Magazine 4560 (turnable 4.5 x 6 cm). Shot with it yesterday and it's lovely to work with.

15 different diopters for waist-level and for 45° viewfinders

CCD cover for AFi back

Injected rear Cover for AFI body

Also there are some very interesting summer promotions in Europe on many of our products: Aptus, Aptus S and AFi: From €9,995 (A65) to €24,495 (AFi7+80mm+45º prism), DSLR trade-ins and refurbished Aptus backs.

BR

Yair

[heinrichvoelkel]

Also there are some very interesting summer promotions in Europe on many of our products: Aptus, Aptus S and AFi: From €9,995 (A65) to €24,495 (AFi7+80mm+45º prism), DSLR trade-ins and refurbished Aptus backs.

BR

Yair
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Would you care to elaborate or to provide a link....


thanks in advance

[yaya]

Would you care to elaborate or to provide a link....
thanks in advance
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Hello Heinrich,

I am sorry but I would prefer to follow the unwritten rules of this forum and to keep it free of hardsell pitches, as much as possible.

Do feel free to contact me off-line or to contact the Leaf dealer in your area and we'll be able to provide all the details.

Yair

[Kumar]

Yair,

Don't turn all coy and bashful now! Out with it!!    

Kumar

[yaya]

Yair,

Don't turn all coy and bashful now! Out with it!!   

Kumar
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These promos have only just been released to the dealers so as soon as any of them get the info on their websites I will post links.

Yair

[Wim van Velzen]

Good news - the 120mm Zeiss macro is one of the lenses I use most, even if the 90mm Schneider is a better performer. The focal length is just more useful for me in the field.
If this new lens is as good as the 90mm it has to be a winner!

[yaya]

Good news - the 120mm Zeiss macro is one of the lenses I use most, even if the 90mm Schneider is a better performer. The focal length is just more useful for me in the field.
If this new lens is as good as the 90mm it has to be a winner!
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Here's a pic of it and some blurb:



As you can see it it slightly shorter than the discontinued version and still uses Zeiss calculation.

Leaf Part Number 604-00230.
Makro Apogon MF 120 mm f/4 HFT  PQS
A high-performance lens for copy work and high  magnifications. Optimized for a reproduction ratio
of 1:8, may also be used (with a bellows unit) for an extended range of 1:5 to about 2:1.  
Well-suited for product photos and close ups.
The 120 lens focuses from infinity
to .8 meter  (31.5”).
Top shutter speed of 1/1,000 sec.
Aperture range f 4.0 – 32.
Uses the standard size VI Rollei bayonet.

Yair

[Graham Mitchell]

And it looks like the older lenses. Great!

[paulmoorestudio]

this is good news..
I went with the rollei system a few years back because of the 90mm .. the hasselblad/zeiss 120 at the time was just not doing it like the apo 90..
paul

[H1/A75 Guy]

And the advantage of this new lens not being AFD would be?

[yaya]

And the advantage of this new lens not being AFD would be?
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There's a big debate about adding AF to "specialist" lenses (specialist being wide angle macro and T/S);

These lenses are normally designed to the highest demanding tolerances. An AF element or a group of elements will have to be a separate component inside the lens that can compromise these tolerances, hence why most of not all the Macro lenses (Zeiss on Contax and V-series, Zeiss and Schnieder on the AFi, Mamiya 120/ f4) are manual.

Same for Wide Angle: Shcneider 40mm, Zeiss 35mm on Contax etc.

I tend to agree with this argument. AF in mid-tele range can be achieved by using the 80mm/f2.8 AFD along with the 1.4X converter. I've had good experience with this solution as it is fairly light and compact and it is very sharp.

Yair

[H1/A75 Guy]

AF in mid-tele range can be achieved by using the 80mm/f2.8 AFD along with the 1.4X converter. I've had good experience with this solution as it is fairly light and compact and it is very sharp.

Thank you, Yair!

[James R Russell]

There's a big debate about adding AF to "specialist" lenses (specialist being wide angle macro and T/S);

Same for Wide Angle: Shcneider 40mm, Zeiss 35mm on Contax etc.


Yair
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The 35mm on the contax is autofocus and in my two versions amazingly sharp even at wide open.

JR

[ynp]

There's a big debate about adding AF to "specialist" lenses (specialist being wide angle macro and T/S); These lenses are normally designed to the highest demanding tolerances. An AF element or a group of elements will have to be a separate component inside the lens that can compromise these tolerances, hence why most of not all the Macro lenses (Zeiss on Contax and V-series, Zeiss and Schnieder on the AFi, Mamiya 120/ f4) are manual.

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Zeiss and Sinar were able to develop the AF 120mm Makro lens and  three AF extension tubes more that 3 years ago for Sinar-M (I believe it is the same calculation as the Makro Apogon). I am using the Sinar 120mm AF with a multi-shot back and find the results being outstanding. The AF is doable! And it is a joy to use a Makro lens on a tall motorised copying stand under the roof, in live view mode, tethered to a Mac,  operating the camera and its auto-focusing through the software.

Yevgeny

[yaya]

The 35mm on the contax is autofocus and in my two versions amazingly sharp even at wide open.

JR
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Sorry my mistake, but like I said it is debatable...

Yair

[James R Russell]

I said it is debatable...

Yair
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Sharp is sharp, soft is soft, I've got two and they're freaky sharp.

[yaya]

Sharp is sharp, soft is soft, I've got two and they're freaky sharp.
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I guess you're right, but are they sharp corner-to-corner wide open shooting head on a focusing/ resolution target and showing no CA?

I'm not saying they're not but you won't know until you've tested....

Yair

[yaya]

These promos have only just been released to the dealers so as soon as any of them get the info on their websites I will post links.

Yair
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For those of you who are interested, here's a provisional holding page for all the promotions we currently have in Europe, Middle East and Africa region:
[a href=\"http://www.leaf-photography.com/europe/promotions]Leaf EAMER Promotion summer 2008[/url][/b]

We will be adding any news that are relevant to EAMER to this page, stay tuned!!!!

Yair

[dlew308]

Anything similiar for North America?

For those of you who are interested, here's a provisional holding page for all the promotions we currently have in Europe, Middle East and Africa region:
Leaf EAMER Promotion summer 2008

We will be adding any news that are relevant to EAMER to this page, stay tuned!!!!

Yair
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[yaya]

Anything similiar for North America?
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[a href=\"http://www.leafamerica.com/]Leaf America[/url] would normally have the US promotions on their front page. You can contact the relevant regional manager for more specific info

Yair