[Leica] IMG: Macro Lens with Extension

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Douglas.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/22/2017 4:47 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> That bee shot is excellent, Jim. You're buzzing with that lens.
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> Douglas
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> On 22/09/2017 19:24, Jim Nichols 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.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170922-DSCF5375-1.jpg.html 
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>> 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.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170922-DSCF5292.JPG.html
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>> 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.
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