Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --=====================_6607505==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:03:03 -0400 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > From: Harvey Weiss <harvey.weiss@yale.edu> > Subject: Leica R60/2.8 as enlarging lens? > > Alfred A. Blaker writes," Most enlarger lenses, even those of purportedly > good qulaity and undeniably high price, are no better than fair when is comes > to high-magnification, high resolution photography. I have found that by far > the best readily available lenses for this work are the macro-type camera > lenses." (Handbook for Scientific Photography, p. 111) > > Can any provide their experience with the R60/2.8 used as an enlarging lens, > presumably with an R to LTM adaptor? > > Many thanks, > Havey Weiss __________________________________________________________ Harvey Weiss Departments of Anthropology and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University, New Haven CT 06520 - 8236 O: 203-432-4080 H: 413-549-0095 ("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il).-'' (li).' ((!.-' - --=====================_6607505==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:03:03 -0400<br> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us<br> From: Harvey Weiss <harvey.weiss@yale.edu><br> Subject: Leica R60/2.8 as enlarging lens?<br> <br> Alfred A. Blaker writes," Most enlarger lenses, even those of purportedly good qulaity and undeniably high price, are no better than fair when is comes to high-magnification, high resolution photography. I have found that by far the best readily available lenses for this work are the macro-type camera lenses." (<i>Handbook for Scientific Photography</i>, p. 111)<br> <br> Can any provide their experience with the R60/2.8 used as an enlarging lens, presumably with an R to LTM adaptor?<br> <br> Many thanks,<br> Havey Weiss</blockquote><br> <br> <div>__________________________________________________________</div> <div>Harvey Weiss</div> <div>Departments of Anthropology and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, </div> <div>Yale University, New Haven CT 06520 - 8236 </div> <div>O: 203-432-4080 H: 413-549-0095 </div> <br> <div>("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._ </div> <div>`6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) </div> <div>(_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' </div> <div>_..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' </div> <div>(il).-'' (li).' ((!.-' </div> </html> - --=====================_6607505==_.ALT--