Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I forgot a BIG rubber eyecup and possible dioptric correction to my eye's formula. Andre Jean Quintal At 05:00 -0400 09/07/98, Andre Jean Quintal wrote: > Dream "Nature Photography" Leica-R system: > > 1/ In the area I live, 100 miles East from Montreal, > there are all sort of very tiny vegetal, flora, > about 2 inches or less, with very many species > to admire, a whole lot actually about 1 inch > or less, and they are magnificent, of a very > tactile visual quality. I have seen M.C. Escher > drawings of such a "tiny forest" and that's one > "project" in the back of my mind. > > What's the best Leica way to "get at" these tiny plants ? > > - Optical Macro extender ? > > - extension tubes ? > > - PHOTAR, those little exotic Leica oddities > i've never seen elsewhere before... ? > > 2/ a super wide, like the 19mm, to me, > leaves an important "hole" in the "cramped in" > landscape area of the focal length spectrum, > though the 19mm, [a focal i have NO experience with ! ], > may leave more creative control to get > more composition freedom and enhanced > "geometrics", aggravated multi-point perspectives, > without the "fish-eye" super wide blob > of lesser competitive optics. > > That would be either a 24 mm or a 28mm, to me, > or, dreaming, the perspective control Leica. > > I have not read much about that lens since on the LUG; > none actually. > > Any comments ? > > Oddly, the "perpective control" might just be the one > i'd consider #1, even before the 35mm. But i wouldn't want > to risk lessening "my" overall system capabilities > where vast "infinity focus" landscapes are concerned, > possibly the "traditional" 35mm focal: then AGAIN: > what about that "perspective control" model, > for such an application ? > > 3/ A ZOOM, capable of 70-180mm or better, > possibly the "APO" model [!!!], would very definitely > be closer to MY personal needs, not forgetting these > ARE Leica quality lenses, especially if "travelling lite" > would be a priority. If money was "easy" for me, > surely the APO Zoom; if not, then the f/4 one. > > 4/ Not for me, but a very long telephoto, 500mm - 600mm > sure would make sense to the wildlife photographer, > with a VERY stable tripod. > > 5/ An automatic monopod, preferably one like the Manfrotto 334B > which adds only 1/2 kilo to the "system". > > 6/ I would also consider RING FLASH capability for my system, > much more than a regular flash, as i tend to be a 99%+ > available light person. Collapsible reflector or 2 as option. > > 7/ Some form of wireless remote control capability, 30 feet+, > hopefully with timer functions too, would be a major > consideration to any such "dream system" of mine, > though not on a priority basis. > > 8/ AUTOMATIC bracketing ability is another function > I'd like to see in my "dream system". > > That's the only thing i would add IN the Leica R8 Mk II > rather than on an outboard motor drive. PLUS, > built-in Zone System mode =E0 la Hasselblad 205FCC 'Z'. > > SUMMING UP: > > 1- perspective control wide angle > > 2- either 35mm or 50-60 mm > > 3- 70-180 mm Zoom; f/4 model fine too. > > 4- ultra close up or macrophotography > capability, possibly a 100mm APO > with optical macro extender > > 5- Photar > > 6- Motor drive with AUTOMATIC bracketing ability. > > Andre Jean Quintal > > >At 13:34 -0400 08/07/98, B. D. Colen wrote: >>My dream package: >> >>R8 >> >>19 elmarit R (new) >>35 summicron >>100 elmarit APO macro >>180 telyt APO >>2x APO converter >>Good ol' Vivitar 283 flash >> >> >>REPLY: >>Don't forget the 50 ;-)