Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] Budget Conscious Leica Users
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Mon Jun 21 22:37:04 2004

A 2x teleconverter will lose 2 stops.  And I do recall the years when a
Leica was only a dream.  I recall that every few years when I thought I'd
saved enough for my dream SL and 400 Telyt, the prices had gone up so I
hadn't saved enough after all (and then the car needed repair).

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


on 6/21/04 10:20 PM, Richard F. Man at richard-lists@imagecraft.com wrote:

> Hi James,
> The main thing is that you lose one stop, and since this is for a SLR, it
> makes focusing more difficult. As for picture quality - it depends on how
> size enlargement you are making and what YOUR acceptance of quality is. In
> other words, shoot some pictures and see if you like them!!!
> 
> At 07:44 PM 6/21/2004, JAMES NICHOLS wrote:
> 
>> I bought my first used Leica LTM in 1952, a Model III factory-converted to
>> a IIIa.  I have enjoyed Leica photography since that time, though since
>> requiring full-time eyeglasses, I have also used other systems.  Now
>> retired, there is no way I can afford a $2500 lens, though  I enjoy
>> reading about the advances in these systems.  Do any of you recall the
>> days when a Leica was only a dream for you?
>> 
>> Because I'm on a budget, my SLR is a Pentax Spotmatic SP, for which I have
>> an SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8, a great lens,  a Soligar 35mm 2.0 Retrofocus, and
>> a Hanimex 135mm 2.8.  The 35mm will focus down to 1 ft.  I also have a
>> Soligar 2X Converter, which, when used with the three lenses,  gives me a
>> wide selection of focal lengths.  This combination is exceptionally good
>> with the 35mm, since it provides a 70mm, close functioning combination.
>> 
>> My question is this.  How much does the use of the doubler impair the
>> quality of the image?  To my eyes, I see very little degradation from the
>> images I make with a lens alone.  I don't have the equipment to study
>> large enlargements, so I thought I would turn to some of you for your
>> thoughts.
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
> use richard@imagecraft.com)
> 
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