Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal wrote: > Leica litterature advises against the use of an extender with the > Summilux-R 80mm.<<<<<< Hi Pascal, They do that all the time, advise against the use of things. The same as they advised me not to stack a 2X and 1.4 extenders together for the 280 2.8, making it a hand holdable 800 mm f 8.0! I did it before I asked them, saw the results and was somewhat surprised by the good quality of the images. In my usual way of doing things ass backward, I shot with it, nothing broke, it worked! Then I asked for their reaction to stacking them, as usual they completely advised against it. "Why?" Seemed like a reasonable question. I asked. They, "It wont deliver acceptable Leica results." Quite frankly there is the Leica test bench results, which we all like to have. However, there's real time results of using the equipment to work in the push and shove of the world. Where getting the picture is far more important than how many thingies per mm is recorded. So I have on occasion got images I wouldn't have, if I followed their advise. We as Leica photographers should take their advise as given, after all no one wants to break anything. But I truly believe from experience of hearing and reading their advice, we must weigh it carefully against the pictures we are paid to produce. The truth is, what the hell do those scientific guys on a work bench know about using Leica equipment in the real world of working photographers? Diddly squat, unless it means they ran around Solms or Wetzlar happy snapping the village square activities, therefore making them believe they understood real world Leica picture taking. Just my thoughts on some of the "advice from Leica, written or verbal." ted