Adapter for 100mm apo R

[Csacwp]

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I want do 1:1 macro work using the 100mm apo R and the apo-elpro. Do I need to shell out the cash for an R-L adapter, or could I get an R-M adpater to stack on my M-L? I even heard that stacking sometimes can cause vignetting with certain lenses.

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[bherman01545]

I believe that prior to the R-L Adapter came out, the only option was to stack adapters like you had suggested. I would think that the single R-L Adapter is the better solution,

but I would recommend reaching out to Dave Elwell at Leica in NJ for the best solution.

 

-Brad

[Likaleica]

Using the 2 adapters can choke the light and result in vignetting with some lenses.  The 90 apo summicron R really vignettes with stacked adapters.  Not sure about the 100 apo-makro R.  

[Csacwp]

Does the Novoflex R-L adapter still not allow access to the R lens profiles?

[Sandokan]

Does the Novoflex R-L adapter still not allow access to the R lens profiles?

 

Yes. 

[ramarren]

For doing high magnification macro work, you want the R Adapter L; the two-adapter stack will cause vignetting.

[Csacwp]

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So just to clarify, with a novoflex adapter I wouldn't be able to manually select an R lens profile by going through the menu?

 

As a cheaper alternative, has anybody here tried a 200mm Nikkon AF D f/4 for macro work on the SL?  How does it compare to the 100 apo R?

[dkCambridgeshire]

So just to clarify, with a novoflex adapter I wouldn't be able to manually select an R lens profile by going through the menu?

 

As a cheaper alternative, has anybody here tried a 200mm Nikkon AF D f/4 for macro work on the SL?  How does it compare to the 100 apo R?

 

 

Cheaper alternative if you don't mind manual focus … and which is usually better for life size macro imaging

 

http://www.ffordes.com/product/17102613231581

 

https://c7adapters.com/en/product/canon_fd_-_leica_l/112

 

 

… but you'd also need the 1:1 FD extension tube … http://www.ffordes.com/product/17020210182481

 

…  the lens alone would be OK for 1:2 macro i.e. half life size.

 

Or this Leica R Macro Elmar 100/4 lens with bellows would be fine for 1:1 macro with an R to SL adapter 

 

http://www.ffordes.com/product/15043012273331

 

… most of James Lager's Leica book illustrations were photographed with this lens; stopped down to f8 it's a super lens but not many photographers realise what a gem optic it is. 

 

Lighting and subject support and camera / lens support are just as important as the lens for close-up photography … and manual focus is preferred by many close-up enthusiasts.

 

Unlikely that an R lens profile (or any other 'profile') would be of much use (if any) for close-up imaging. 

 

 

dunk 

Edited February 6, 2018 by dkCambridgeshire