Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/26

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Subject: Re: converter for M?
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 03:42:58 -0700

Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> At 12:00 AM 8/17/96 -0700, Stephen Gandy wrote:
> >>
> >The ones I've seen are made by Komura.  7 element.
> >
> >quite useful, especially for closeups since they double the lens
> >magnfication at the same distance.  Not Leica, but not bad either.
> 
> Well, the Komura ones are pretty dicey optically.  They're great, if all
> you want are soft-focus pictures with pasty colours.
> 
> Try the FED 2X converter.  Nice piece, IF you can find one.
> 
> Marc

Dicey Optically?  only if you put them on a Russian lens.

Try a late Summicron.  Some nice advances have been made in the last
fifty years.

Stephen Gandy