[LRFlex] Re: Leicanon - Summicron 50 for Macro

Hi Bob,
thanks for the kind words.
Yes it's a lovely lens.I never used an Elpro, I always preferred
extension rings (tubes).Considering the 1,6 factor of the Canon sensor
I'm actually getting the equivalent of an 80mm, so it gets in close
enough. What I'm trying out next is a Leica-R 135/2,8 with the 1:1
adapter from the Macro-Elmar 100/4, I only just found out that it fits.
Then I want to compare the 135/2,8's from Zeiss and Leica, and the
50m/1,7 Zeiss against a Summicron. I'll be Testing to work out what
selection of lenses I take on holiday next month. If anything
interesting comes of it I'll post some examples.
cheers
Douglas

Those toy cars are really razor sharp!!

Bob Palmieri wrote: 
Douglas -

Lotta graceful flower snaps you got on that site!

The old 50 R-Cron is one of my favorites. Here's a recent casual 20D test at around minimum field; full frame followed by 100% pixel view about halfway out in the field at 5.6 (minor sharpening artifacts & all):

http://gallery.leica-users.org/testsandsuch/CloseupCarsSum_5_6

http://gallery.leica-users.org/testsandsuch/CloseupCarsSum_5_6_Crop


Have you tried it with the Elpro? Heres a shot handheld at 1/60 (on Kodachrome 64 at 2.8).

http://gallery.leica-users.org/testsandsuch/hydrangeas

Leave us not forget that at 1:2 repro the max aperture of the 60 Macro is effectively f4, while the 'Cron/Elpro is f2 (and quite useable over much of the field), apologies for the hammered grain in the background:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/testsandsuch/Leopard_crop_correct

Bob Palmieri








On Jun 23, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

Out in the garden this AM, trying out the "new" old (2 cam) 50/2 Summicron I got with an SL recently.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Edelweiss_Full_frame

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Edelweiss_crop

Cropped from the first shot.
Sex in the garden - I am constantly amazed at the quality produced by the combination of a 20D and Leica-R glass.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Edelweiss_2

If you look carefully in the bottom right hand corner you can see that it's not safe to sit on Edelweiss flowers - it's the dreaded white spider again!
Douglas
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