Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html