Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Fellow LUGnuts, As you probably have figured out by now, I'm the inquisitive type. Always interested in trying new things. Well, I was doing my macro photography this morning using the 60 and 100 mm macro lenses on my light table. No problem. I thought I'd try the macro adapter R (it actually a meter coupled 30mm extention tube) with the 35-70 zoom in the macro mode to see just how close this thing will get. My best guess was life size images. Well that's exactly what I got. Not sure how clear the edges of the frame will be but they looked alright to me at f8. The problem came when trying to remove the 35-70 from the macro adapter R. It was stuck together like glue. They wouldn't spearate. For a while, I was sweating bullets. I was able to get the combination off the R8 without any damage to the camera. Finally after careful turning, the lens came off the adapter. A small chrome pin was bent in the adapter and the some of the chrome actually got scraped off the rear lens mount of the 35-70. Not a pretty sight. There are no warnings in the literature (at least that I could find) that the macro adapter R is not compatible with the new 35-70 zoom. After calling Leica in New Jersey, they convinced me to send both items in so they could take a look at them. I even spoke to Niels Thorsen about it. It was news to him. The 35-70/4 was my favorite lens for the R8. Even more so than the 100 apo macro. Its off to Leica New Jersey via UPS tomorrow morning. I hope it returns soon. Sincerely, Richard - ---------------------- Richard Clompus, OD West Chester, PA, USA