Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Haven't tried this, but you've certainly piqued my interest. I like using extension tubes with longer lenses for portrait work, for reasons you describe. Turns a busy background into a nice "awash" backdrop, even with smaller apertures. I haven't tried using tubes with my 400/5.6, but you've convinced me to try. - -----Original Message----- From: Doug Herr [mailto:telyt@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 8:28 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica@topica.com; leica_reflex_forum@topica.com Subject: [Leica] 400mm f/6.8 Macro-Telyt-R No there isn't any such thing but on a recent trip to Yosemite some plants were inaccessible unless I used extension tubes on my fave lens, the 400mm f/6.8 Telyt. The really cool thing about using such a long lens for closeups is the backgrounds - they turn into a clean wash of color, and by shifting the camera ever so slightly I can get a completely different area in the background, which may be a very different color. (Kodachromes in a few weeks). Just for jollies I threw every extension tube I have on the 400 to see what kind of reproduction ratios I can get. I used a 14198, 14256 and 14182, plus the 60mm extension of the 400's focussing mount and the total extension is 180mm, for a reproduction ratio of 1:2.2. Subject-to-film distance is about 6 feet. Has anyone else done this? 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/