[LRflex] Re: Macro - Elpro or Tube?
- From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:56:06 -0700
G'mornin' Douglas, Art, et al...
Close up lenses have their place. Personally, though I don't do a lot of=
close up work, the results I've had with the Nikon 6T and 80~200/4 Variol,=
though very good, are not quite up to a prime lens with tubes. That being=
said, it has the advantage of small size, low cost and light weight -=
ideal for the traveling photographer.
Recently I acquired the ELPRO IVa and IVb pair of Leitz close-ups. These=
are specifically formulated for the first version 50 Summicron and with=
this lens they yield superb results.
Close-up lenses have a bad reputation... and I believe that comes from the=
vast number of innexpensive sets (usually a +1, +2 and +3 diopter lenses=
in a small case) comprised of simple, single element lenses.
However, the small number of two element achromats (Minolta, Nikon,=
Leitz/Leica and a few from Olympus) are of very high quailty.
I paid CAD$20 for my Nikon 6T and US$20 each for the two Elpros. I am so=
pleased with them for casual use that I've just sold my extension tubes!
Moreover; lenses, such as the 1st version 90 Summicron, that don't work=
well at close focus do better with close-upo lenses than tubes.
Finally, close ups are mandatory with zooms. The distance from the rear=
lens element to the film/sensor plane is critical and cannot be varied.=
Depending on the lens, results will vary from poor to terrible, and the=
lens will change from zoom to variable focal length design.
Sorry, can't help you with the Exakta/Topcon mount.
Cheers!
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC
CANADA.
Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
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