Re: [Leica] Recommended books for Macro photography

["Tony Salce" <NadinaTony@bigpond.com>]

Thanks to Doug, Andrew and Marc for your replies on books and accessories
for close up work. I will follow your leads.

Kind Regards,

Tony Salce
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Recommended books for Macro photography


> At 04:42 PM 5/19/2001 +1000, Tony Salce wrote:
> >This is not strictly a leica question however I will ask it anyway. I
have a
> >Leicaflex SL and a 50 mm Summicron. I wish to do macro photography. I
> >understand that I would have to purchase the 60mm Macro Elmarit in order
to
> >do Macro work. Are there any accesories one could use with the Summicron
to
> >do some close up work without purchasing the Macro Elmarit ? Are there
any
> >books you recommend to get some insight into macro photography ?
>
> There are a slew of macro lenses floating about -- these include the
> Leitz/Leica Photars, the Leitz Micro-Summars, Milars, and the
Repro-Summar,
> the Zeiss Luminars and Micro-Tessars, the Jena Mikrotars, and the B&L
> Micro-Tessars:  other manufacturers have made these as well.  In general,
> these are flat-field microscope objectives which can be used as photo
> objectives.  Most have the RMS thread (the "Royal Screw") and adapters are
> wide-spread to fit these puppies to the Leitz Bellows for either the 'Flex
> or Viso rigs, as well as for MF work on Hasselblad or Rolleiflex SL66.
>
> The prices will range from $30 or $40 for a B&L Micro-Tessar or Leitz
> Micro-Summar to $750 or more for one of the rarer Photars or Luminars.  I
> believe the necessary adapter to fit the RMS to the Leicaflex Bellows,
> 14259, is still available from Leica.
>
> A highly prized resource for this sort of work is the 15th edition of
> Morgan and Morgan, THE LEICA MANUAL, which discusses photomicrography in
> some detail.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>
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