Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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