Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try 4x5 lenses! Although the really exotic stuff is still claiming arms and legs. s.d. On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information