Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]rei, I've used both versions, the black has more contrast which is good for color I suppose. The other one, I think, is nicer with B&W. At 11:06 AM 3/16/2008, you wrote: >the 65 comes in 2 flavors, crome and black. the black is later >and supposedly the better formulation. it's harder to come by; >i've only seen it once, and that time i bought it, for something >like 6-7 bills, with the focusing mount. > >-rei > >On Mar16 08:59, Leonard Taupier wrote: > > Hi Luis, > > > > For your purpose the 65mm macro with the focusing mount is the > > easiest to use and will focus to infinity. Expect to pay $400 to $500 > > US for the pair. As far as regular M lenses don't forget the Viso > > housing will be a long extension tube so the 35mm and 50mm will have > > the lens so close to the subject it will be pretty much unusable. All > > of the lenses with removable heads require the bellows. And as > > Michiel mentioned take meter readings with the mirror up. I have many > > adapters, bellows and lens heads but find I go for the 65mm first. > > > > Best Regards, > > Len > > > > > > On Mar 16, 2008, at 6:03 AM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >I've purchased on e-Bay a Visofex III with the adapter 16464 for > > >Elmar 65, > > >Elmar & Tele Elmar 135, and Elmarit 90. I don't have any of these > > >lenses, my > > >questions are: > > > > > >1.- Can I use my other lenses on the Visoflex?. I have only > > >"modern" lenses: > > >Summicron & Summilix 35, Various 50mm, Summilux 75, Summicron > > >90/2AA & T-E > > >90/2,8, and the Apo-Telyt 135/3,4. > > > > > >2.- Which lens do you recommend for macrophotography, IMO the 65 is > > >probably > > >the best. I'm not going to use telephoto. > > > > > >3.- I suppose that metering through the M6 and later models will be > > >precise > > > > > >Thank you very much in advance for your help, opinions, and > > >infornation > > > > > >Saludos cordiales > > >Luis > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >-- >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com >Ridgewood, New Jersey > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, MS, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu http://intranet.med.cornell.edu/research/health_phys/ Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049