Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 08 August 2001, Jeff Moore wrote: > > Ooh. Now I'm really curious about how extension tubes and the 180/2.8 > Apo would get on. Anyone tried *that*? > > I have this kind of sinking feeling that because the lens is one of > those fancy internal-focusing designs, it's well-corrected within its > proper range but less amenable than a more classic design to just > being moved forward wholesale to focus even closer. > I suspect that's why Leica doesn't recommend extension tubes with the 100 APO-Macro. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/