Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, But isn't the 14256 the R-only version of the 14198 1:1 converter for the 60 macro elmarit? Why not use the 14198? According to Matheson the extension tubes and elpro stuff are useable up to and including the 135 f2.8 R-Elmarit. I can't find any further information to indicate whether the 180 R-Elmarit is likewise adaptable. Do you know? Damian telyt560@cswebmail.com wrote: > > On Sat, 23 September 2000, Damian Dlugolecki wrote: > > > > > Doug, Thanks for the information, speculative and non-speculative. I > > think it should be simpler to find an actual 11237 rather than modify a > > 11236 r teleconverter. > > > > The macro unit you refer to I am not familiar with. I just purchased a > > 180mm > > f2.8 R-Elmarit, the pre-apo version. It will focus down to 1.8M I > > believe. > > Is there an adapter I can use to get closer? > > > > I figure if anyone would know, you would. > > > > Thanks > > DD > > Damien, > > You can use the 3-part extension rings, which provide extension of 25mm or 50mm, with stop-down metering and aperture pre-release, or the 30mm 14256 Macro-Adapter-R, modified as I mentined in the previous post. The modification is really simple; just remove the R-only bayonet (6 screws) and replace with SL bayonet. I got my SL bayonet from an old 1:1 extension tube (14198?) made to work with the 60mm macro lens. The bayonet flange can also be ordered from Leica USA (and, I presume, from other Leica distributors in other countries). After modification it can still be used with R-bodies with no change in function. > > What I like about the 14256 is it retains the auto-aperture function. With an R camera I have full-aperture metering, too. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt > -------------------------------------------------- > Visit the Northwestern Alumni Association portal > page at http://www.nualumni.com to get free > web-based e-mail and many other exciting features. - -- http://www.teleport.com/~damian/strings.htm