Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gabe, I have the same extender except for the SL/2. I was taking a trip to Alaska and wanted a lens longer than my 180. The dealer recommended the extender rather than buy a big telephoto. My experience with it has been great. It's biggest disadvantage obviously is that you lose 2 f-stops when using it. I used it on an SL with a 180 mm lens and Kodachrome 200 in Alaska. Remember to use a tripod with these longer combinations. I've also used this extender on a 60 mm Macro Elmarit and the results on Kodachrome 25 were amazing. Every brush stroke on my wife's Hummel figurines is clearly visible and the results are hardly discernible from using the prime lens by itself. I'm tempted to leave the 180 home on my next trip to Europe and use the extender with the 90 mm SummicronR when I need something longer than the 90. Bud Cook