Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-R Extension Tubes
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:31:19 -0800
References: <B6485379.9737%apbbeijing@yahoo.com>

><Snip> 
> I have used the Canon 500D 77mm (2 or 3 elements?) close-up lens with
> excellent results on my 70-200 Canon and recently with the Leica 70-180: a
> huge contraption that gets really close and you can focus by zooming (weird
> heh?). It also terrifies living things (except children who just want to
> touch the pretty glass) long enough to freeze them to the spot whilst you
> photograph them.
> 
> Rs
> 
> Adrian
> 
Reminds me of Nikons zoom 180 macro (variable aperture?) thing which I'm sure
ends up being much more functional than it sounds.
mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/

In reply to: Message from apbbeijing <apbbeijing@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica-R Extension Tubes)