Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 29 November 2000, apbbeijing wrote, in part: > > My experience is that the dual element close-up lenses are better at > maintaining a flat field (for the lenses for which they are recommended by > the manufacturer) than extension tubes and far better than single element > close-up lenses. They are not as sharp as real macro lenses though and I do > stop way down. > As you mentioned the 2-element Elpro lenses aren't as sharp as real macro lenses but they do reasonably well even when the lens is used at full aperture: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt/IRIS.HTM This photo was made at 1/60 sec @ f/2.0, hand-held, and as moderate-sized prints (up to 7x10) the image quality is all one could need. For someone who doesn't expect to do a lot of macro photography they're an appropriate choice. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, and more. Check it out today!