Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bessa R2 with 90mm Apo Summicron
From: Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:03:58 -0800 (PST)

> Well, I do manage quite well with this lens on my M7, which is also of
> the 0.72 variety. Of course, the Bessa R2 has a considerably shorter
> base, something like 0.6 as far as I remember.

Nathan:  The short base of the Bessa RF is going to fail you up close and
wide open on a 90/2.  Here's something you might try. The Bessa R(2) is
based on an SLR body that Cosina made in several guises for Nikon, Olympus
and ???.  Nikon made a 2.5x focusing magnifier for the F80.  It fits
the R2.  It might help, just as the 1.25x Leica magnifier does.  Although
it magnifies too much to see the entire image.

See:
http://www.topica.com/lists/CosVoigtUser/read/message.html?mid=1606791990

Incidentally, an old LTM body with an 85 or 90mm bright-line finder is
actually a great theatrical camera. The RF is magnified 1.5x, giving you
an adequate effective baselength, and things look bigger and therefore
easier to focus on.  The separate RF/Viewfinder isn't so much of an issue
when you're shooting a stage.  Unfortunately, you can't use the 90 Apo on
a screwmount body.

- --Peter Klein
Seattle, WA


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