Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Set at f/22 for connection only. Photograph at any f/stop. Jim At 10:43 PM 6/23/99 +0200, you wrote: >I have been looking for the 60mm for my "new" SL2. Yesterday I saw one >in Fieldgrass & Gale's stocklist for £400, including the extension tube >14198. So far so good. Except that Eastland says in the "Leica R >Compendium" that "...the tube facilitates full auto diaphragm function >but must be connected to the lens with both lens aperture and scale on >tube set to f/22." Does this mean that the tube/lens combination can >only be USED at f/22, or is it just when mounting the rig that the lens >must be stopped down all the way? > >A related question: can the newer Macro Adapter R be used on the SL2? > >TIA. > >Nathan > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Overijse, Belgium > >General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ >Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ >Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > >