Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] mega Zeiss lensbaby!
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Sat Jul 29 19:09:15 2006
References: <82c9dd70607291558j1e0cebqf27d4aeff98d4b34@mail.gmail.com> <021e01c6b37a$55896ed0$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>

I was wondering how much it would effect infinity focus. My intentions are
for mostly portrait and close-up work..

Eric


On 7/29/06, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> It will not work the way you describe your intentions.....
>
> The Hassy Lens to R adapters all are set up for Infinity focus.  Putting
> some form of "stuff" between the adapter and the lens or
> adapter and body, will move the lens away from the body.  That would force
> the lens to focus closer than infinity... like for macro
> work.
>
> Now if you had a FlexBody and did some form of adapter to the back of a
> Hassy magazine mount, then you could get what you want......
>
> Did Leica ever offer a Tilt and Shift lens?
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
> I was thinking of buying 2 hasselblad to leica R adapters and
> interconnecting them with the working end of a plunger.
>
>
>
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