Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Other than Hassy glass the best deal in glass today is enlarging lenses. 333 dollar glass now gets sold for 33.3 usd. And most that stuff is usably with a Viso and bellows from all I can tell. .................... Mark William Rabiner > From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@yahoo.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:19:10 -0700 (PDT) > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer > > I looked at this before (75 Rodagon). Had questioned whether an enlarging > lens > would be optimal. > I'll try it out with the M8 and let you know/see.... > Thanks, > Bob > ?Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, June 2, 2008 4:00:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer > > My 135mm f4.5 Hektor head works on it till infinity. > And that's a long ways away. > > A 75mm f4 Apo Rodagon works with it optimized for 1:1 > Or 0.7x-1.3x to be exact > > And other of my Nikkor enlarging lenses have worked. > > An M8 would be a boom for the use of this stuff I've long said. > > > > .................... > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@yahoo.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:49:25 -0700 (PDT) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer >> >> Pray tell what you use it with (which lenses?), ?and what for. I find mine >> only useful for macro (when I say "only", I don't mean it in a negative >> way; >> I >> love doing macro with it!). Primarly Visoflex III with 135 or 90 M-bayonet >> mount. Haven't found many other applications... >> Thanks, >> Bob >> ?Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.raflexions.com >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, June 2, 2008 3:40:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer >> >> Yes me too I love mine. >> >> .................... >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:27:33 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer >>> >>> Don't know if you intended this with a smiley or tongue-in-cheek >>> but >>> I find my visoflex III elegant, justified, light weight, useable and >>> versatile. >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> George >>> george@imagist.com >>> www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 2, 2008, at 1:24 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> A device which has been proven on the LUG by our in house experts to >>>> be completely unwieldy, unjustified and unusable. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> ? ? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information