Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] MLU
From: Martin Howard <marho@ikp.liu.se>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 12:19:44 +0200

"Robert G. Stevens" wrote:
> 
> He was using a Nikon 800mm ED which need extention tubes when he
> wanted to focus closer than say thirty feet.  My 400 APO with 2x
> would focus to about twelve feet without the aid of an extension
> tube.
> 

I didn't think that teleconverters changed the near-focussing distance
of the lens they doubled.  Which means that the comparison is a bit
unfair.  How close does the Leica 800 go?


M.

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