Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Why the heck didn't Leica make their 500mm reflex focus nearer than > > 4 metres? I had no idea that this was the case until I just bought > > one and was disappointed to find it out. I have an 'brand x" 500 mm > > reflex that I have used for several years which focusses to 2.5 > > metres and provides some "macro" coverage. I can't see spending > > several hundred dollars more for less range of focus. I'm sending > > it back! Kent > > You could get a simple close-up "filter." A #1 usually makes a lens that is focused at infinity focus at 3 feet. And the lens is not racked out. Mark Rabiner