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Has anyone tried to thread two of the mulipliers together? I only have one, and wonder if it can be done.

 

I took the 135 Apo-Telyt out for a walk yesterday, and very few images were usable. Just slightly out of focus. With two mulipliers I'm convinced it would be usable.

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I really don't think your OOF problem is caused by not having enough magnification in the VF. I suspect it is a lens to RF adjustment problem.

The only way to tell is to mount the camera on a tripod and set up some test shots at different distances. Then you can determine if it is a lens to RF problem or that you just can't see the RF patch correctly.

I've used the 135mm F/2.8 with eyes to great success but then the bug eyes do magnify the image in the VF.

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Has anyone tried to thread two of the mulipliers together? I only have one, and wonder if it can be done.

 

I took the 135 Apo-Telyt out for a walk yesterday, and very few images were usable. Just slightly out of focus. With two mulipliers I'm convinced it would be usable.

 

I've used a Leica 1.25x and a Megaperls 1.35x screwed together with a 90mm tele-elmarit, the combination works OK, it certainly makes focusing easier. As others have said it's a bit like tunnel vision though. What may be important is the Megapearl's magnifier has an adjustable dioptre correction which the Leica ones don't have. I don't know if two Leica ones together would need dioptre correction.

 

Bob.

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I am thinking about for the 135 only (maybe the 90). This would give a pretty accurate 180mm & 130mm effective lens.

 

The M7 with a .72 and the 1.25 multiplier gives an effective base of 62.325. The M8 with two 1.25's =73.59

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Savvas, do you always misfocus on the same side, or does it vary? You might want to test that first. If it varies, then you could probably use a little help focusing. If it is always on the same side, something might need adjusting.

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The rubber protection on the Leica magnifier came loose and lost. Does anybody know if there is a way to ask for a new one? Is there a spair part number?

 

Geronimo

 

I called Solms about that; just order through your dealer. Otoh there ssem to be some 10mm rubber rings sold in hardware stores (for taps) that fit just fine.

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