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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Macro Lens with Extension
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:57:57 +0530
References: <8b292701-fdf9-0092-7e71-eb10a5b6a966@lighttube.net>

You managed very well, indeed!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 11:54 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> The Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro lens comes with an add-on rear extension for
> ultra-closeup work.  This is difficult to handle hand-held, but I tried it,
> none-the-less.  This requires placing the lens just a few inches from the
> subject and moving slightly to achieve focus.  This first image of a bee is
> the full image vertically, with only the ends cropped to remove extraneous
> plant matter.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170922-DSCF5375-1.jpg.html
>
> The second image is cropped further, but gave me the best detail I have
> been able to obtain of the Woolly Aphid, whose length is only about 2mm.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170922-DSCF5292.JPG.html
>
> Better images would be achievable with the use of a tripod, but that is
> not possible with these small visitors to the Buddleia bush.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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