Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Wilcox wrote: > >>The hard way is to get a Visoflex with a 65 mm Elmar, and the easy > and > >>cheap way is to get an old Nikon body with a 55/2,8 macro lens. The > Nikkor > >>55/2,8 is very good, better than the AF 60/2,8 at normal distance > settings. > > > >Ditto that. I whined and driveled for awhile about not being able to > focus > >inside of whatever that number on all my M lenses is. I finally > bought a LN > >F3HP + the 2.8/55 > > Hm... Am I the only one here who LIKES using the 65/Viso combination? > I do > nearly all my macro work with it. This despite the fact that I have > Nikon > gear and access to R stuff as well. > > kw > > ---- > Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch > Portraits > LHSA, MEA, LAW preferred---> > <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> > > <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org> I use it - but it is slow and tedious, because of the lack of light metering and automatic diafragma. It is certainly charming with its bright screen, but in general I prefer my Minolta 9xi with its 100mm f2.8 macro lens as much more comfortable.