Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, You are lucky. The black one is very hard to find and as you mentioned is supposedly the sharper lens. But I like my chrome one. It produces very nice images and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as well. Len On Mar 16, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > the 65 comes in 2 flavors, crome and black. the black is later > and supposedly the better formulation. it's harder to come by; > i've only seen it once, and that time i bought it, for something > like 6-7 bills, with the focusing mount. > > -rei > > On Mar16 08:59, Leonard Taupier wrote: >> Hi Luis, >> >> For your purpose the 65mm macro with the focusing mount is the >> easiest to use and will focus to infinity. Expect to pay $400 to $500 >> US for the pair. As far as regular M lenses don't forget the Viso >> housing will be a long extension tube so the 35mm and 50mm will have >> the lens so close to the subject it will be pretty much unusable. All >> of the lenses with removable heads require the bellows. And as >> Michiel mentioned take meter readings with the mirror up. I have many >> adapters, bellows and lens heads but find I go for the 65mm first. >> >> Best Regards, >> Len >> >> >> On Mar 16, 2008, at 6:03 AM, Luis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've purchased on e-Bay a Visofex III with the adapter 16464 for >>> Elmar 65, >>> Elmar & Tele Elmar 135, and Elmarit 90. I don't have any of these >>> lenses, my >>> questions are: >>> >>> 1.- Can I use my other lenses on the Visoflex?. I have only >>> "modern" lenses: >>> Summicron & Summilix 35, Various 50mm, Summilux 75, Summicron >>> 90/2AA & T-E >>> 90/2,8, and the Apo-Telyt 135/3,4. >>> >>> 2.- Which lens do you recommend for macrophotography, IMO the 65 is >>> probably >>> the best. I'm not going to use telephoto. >>> >>> 3.- I suppose that metering through the M6 and later models will be >>> precise >>> >>> Thank you very much in advance for your help, opinions, and >>> infornation >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Luis >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information