Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have used a non-APO 2x Extender R on my 180 Summicron with excellent results. I have used it primarily wide open, and have noticed no untoward light fall off or loss of sharpness. I have been delighted with the results, even when playing with the 2x and a 30mm extension tube as a 360mm tele-macro, taking pictures of flowers in the back yard. Talk about bokeh! The OOF background area is relevant only as far as color of the background blur. If my fence is in the backround, there is a dark background; if the side of the house is in the background, it is an off-white color; if other plants are in the background, it is a green blur -- no detail whatsoever. I would like to also get a 1.4x, which is probably next on the wish list for R equipment, to try individually as a 250mm f/2.8 and stacked with the 2x for a 500mm f/5.6. An upgrade to the 2x APO extender is waaaaaay down the priority list, as I have not been disappointed with the one I have. Tom Schofield Subject: [Leica] LUG: 180 f2.0 and the ApoExtenders