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Subject: [Leica] Seeking general macro advice
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Fri Feb 3 06:56:16 2006
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William:

Great work!  I especially like the lighting in the first two.

Jim


William G. Lamb, III wrote:

> 
> Scott,
> 
> Agree with Tina except that I prefer the 60/2.8 to the 100/2.8 for a 
> less "clinical" rendition. The 60/2.8 also goes to 1:2 without the 
> supplied extension for 1:1 and balances beautifully for hand-held shots 
> on the SL. The 60/2.8 does a great job with textures. If you get hooked, 
> fit a ground glass screen to your SL or other R camera.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/SL-Macro/LUG149?full=1>
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/SL-Macro/LUG154?full=1>
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/SL-Macro/LUG160?full=1>
> 
> William
> 
> At 08:43 AM 2/2/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> 
>> At 04:57 AM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks much.  If there are macro photographers out there, I'd love to
>>> see some of the pictures you've achieved using different gear setups.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>
>>
>> The M's are great cameras but not for macro or telephoto.  That's when 
>> you really need an SLR.  The Leica Apo-Macro-Elamarit-R 100/2.8 is the 
>> absolute best.  The R60 Macro comes close.  The R100 will go to 1:2 
>> and with the close-up attachment (Apo-Elpro 16545) to 1:1.  You can 
>> even use it on the Canon for digital close-ups:
>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/41431073
>>
>> Tina
> 



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