Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, If you get the 15 cv, make sure you get the type 2 ltm to m adapter so you can self code the lens if you wish. Leo On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: > At 05:29 PM 3/21/2008, you wrote: > > >The 'closest focusing' lens is the Summicron DR. It can focus to > >about .48m, or 19". That's closer than the 90 Macro-Elmar, which can > >only focus to .77m. It gives a slightly higher magnification, but at > >a greater distance. In fact, all current Leica lenses up to the 75's > >focus closer than the Macro-Elmar, namely to 0.7m. Actual focusing > >can't be closer than 0.7m with Leicas without goggles due to the > >rangefinder construction. > > > >However, the old 21/3.4 Super-Angluon could 'focus' (ie, be scale > >focused) closer. It could be set to 0.4m or 16", and many other very > >short focal length lenses can be set similarly close. The WATE can > >be set to 0.5m, and the CV 12 and 15's can be set to 0.3m. > > > >So the CV 15 would probably be the best lens to use when you want to > >take a picture of your dinner plate. One foot away and you get > >everything in! :-) > > Thanks, Henning, I've been wanting the CV 15 anyway ;-) > > Tina > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >