Peter Kilmister Posted November 10, 2015 Share #61 Posted November 10, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) OUFRO by Leica are available on ebay.co.uk from GBP 85 (from Poland) plus shipping, up to hundreds of GBP. Alternatives are available. One from China with 6 bit coding at about GBP 35. Who needs the coding? Who needs to wait for delivery from China? I bought a similar device from Amazon.de (Germany) that works a treat. It was about GBP 40 including shipping. I do recommend it is used with a tripod or monopod. I've used mine with a monopod and EVF. If your eyesight is good enough, especially in strong sunlight, then you could use LV. Otherwise focussing is guesswork because the ORF is useless with an extension tube. It is good fun to play with these things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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k-hawinkler Posted November 10, 2015 Share #62 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) How could I have missed this thread for so long? OUFROs are fun, here some are sandwiched in between 2 Novoflex adapters, to get shots of ants - about a mm or two in size - like this. Edited November 10, 2015 by k-hawinkler 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted November 12, 2015 Share #63 Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) That's Insane! I count 12! How on earth did you find that many? I have two words for you: Extension Bellows! here is my effort with oufro and pre-asph summilux 35: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 12, 2015 by jaques 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/208715-oufro/?do=findComment&comment=2926776'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted November 12, 2015 Share #64 Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) That's Insane! I count 12! How on earth did you find that many? I have two words for you: Extension Bellows! here is my effort with oufro and pre-asph summilux 35: Jaques. Please no, not insane, maybe imaginative or anticipating? I started buying them early on, right after the M9 was introduced. Back then, the OUFROs were fairly inexpensive by comparison. Also, 12 of them stacked together cover 12 cm. That's a nice little handle to carry the assembly by. I also have four Bellows II. But they don't see as much use. Here is a shot from May 2011. Obviously at that time I didn't have enough OUFROs. With this Rube Goldberg contraption I got shots like this. Back then I didn't know what amazing IQ an APO-Telyt-R 280/4 was capable of delivering! An IQ the 400/5.6 lens is certainly lacking to deliver. More on OUFROs. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/151404-oufro-16469y-16469-differences/?hl=oufro Edited November 12, 2015 by k-hawinkler 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted November 12, 2015 Share #65 Posted November 12, 2015 are they crops- the bees? here is my effort just with 65mm macro elmar viso on m9 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/208715-oufro/?do=findComment&comment=2926878'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted November 12, 2015 Share #66 Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks Jaques. Yes crops. Nice detailed images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.rolleica.cn Posted October 13, 2021 Share #67 Posted October 13, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 7/18/2013 at 8:09 AM, farnz said: I picked one up for £30 three weeks ago at Croydon Photo Centre but I had to search hard to get it at that price. They were being offered for $150 on the online auction site at the time. This shot is with a 1947 Zeiss Opton Sonnar 50/1.5 with OUFRO and M420 at 2 to 3 inches. Pete. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Pete, How did you get the Zeiss Opton adapted to the OUFRO? Thanks in advance for your instruction. Ming Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 13, 2021 Share #68 Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, www.rolleica.cn said: Pete, How did you get the Zeiss Opton adapted to the OUFRO? Thanks in advance for your instruction. Ming Hi Ming, My Zeiss Opton Sonnar is in Leica Thread Mount so I only needed to use a LTM to M adaptor. The Opton Sonnars in LTM are fairly rare but they are out there and they're much less likely to be fakes because they were made in Zeiss's factory in Oberchoken, which was in West Germany after the division and didn't fall into Russian hands after WWII. Lenses after WWII that were made in the Carl Zeiss factory in Jena are much more likely to be fakes because the factory was taken under Russian control and many inferior Fed parts that resembled Zeiss parts were used and quality suffered. (Apologies if you already knew this.) If your Opton Sonnar is in Contax mount (as most of them are) I recommend finding an Amadeo Contax to M adaptor. They're a bit pricey but they are excellently engineered. Googling Amadeo Muscelli adaptor should find his website. (It's important to get the Contax - M adaptor and not the Nikon - M adaptor because the Nikon thread pitch is different and can cause back-focus. Some people will tell you that you can use the Contax and Nikon adaptors interchangeably but this is not correct and will become obvious with a fast lens like the 50/1.5.) Pete. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.rolleica.cn Posted October 25, 2021 Share #69 Posted October 25, 2021 Hi Pete, Thanks for the advice. Yes. I didn't realize your Sonnar is LTM, which is indeed quite rare and pricey. I used to live near Russel Square, and didn't realize you use his tea port... Very nice watch, and I showed that photo to many friends who are amazed. Thank you again Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 25, 2021 Share #70 Posted October 25, 2021 Very kind of you to say but it belongs to the proprietor of the shop. Russell's Teapot orbits the sun somewhere in space between Earth and Mars rather than near the Russell Hotel. 🙂 Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted October 26, 2021 Share #71 Posted October 26, 2021 15 hours ago, farnz said: Very kind of you to say but it belongs to the proprietor of the shop. Russell's Teapot orbits the sun somewhere in space between Earth and Mars rather than near the Russell Hotel. 🙂 Pete. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/208715-oufro/?do=findComment&comment=4299993'>More sharing options...
kalle Posted January 25, 2023 Share #72 Posted January 25, 2023 Oups, I thought I had just reinvent the wheel! ;-)): Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/208715-oufro/?do=findComment&comment=4657561'>More sharing options...
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