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Tele-extender for S lenses?


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Playing around in daylight, I can resolve individual bricks on those buildings. The pixel-level sharpness is not equal to the 180S, but the added magnification resolves more detail. Of course, it is a misty day, and there is a lot of air between camera and target, so the limits of resolution may not be due to the lens.

 

--Matt

 

Thanks for that comparison,Matt. It is fascinating to see the perspective difference between the 28mm (phone = 35mm MF) and the 210/Mutar 1.4, which by my calculations (.8x factor) is abut a 235mm in 35 mm terms. Just eyeballing it, it looks like the tele image is around .15% of the other (35*235=0.149?). I am sure that some of you math whizzes will school me on this.

This weekend I am going out to put the 210 w/adapter to good use. 

David

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On 5/19/2018 at 8:59 AM, albertknappmd said:

I have been frustrated in this regard as well.

Unfortunately there is NO elegant solution for the S user...

I wish that Leica would commit to another telephoto, say 300mm...

 

Albert  :(  :(  :(

I second and third that wish 

 

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On 1/14/2019 at 3:25 PM, helged said:

Any idea/knowledge why the HC300mm + 1.7 extender doesn't work on the S? The HC300mm is a fine lens; and it would be very useful to add on the 1.7 extender for long(er) reach. Particularly since the longest Leica alternative is 180mm.

I took the HC300 and 1.7 TC on safari in September 2018. The HC300 looses AF with the 1.7 TC so I only used it once and quit using it. 

Neil

David this picture was taken with the S007 plus HC300

 

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21 minutes ago, NW67 said:

I took the HC300 and 1.7 TC on safari in September 2018. The HC300 looses AF with the 1.7 TC so I only used it once and quit using it. 

Neil

David this picture was taken with the S007 plus HC300

Nice shot! I can easily live with manual focus and live view. Thanks!

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7 minutes ago, helged said:

Nice shot! I can easily live with manual focus and live view. Thanks!

Sounds easy but really isn’t. Trying to steady the camera with a focal length of over 500mm and manual focus will only work with static objects or landscapes 

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1 hour ago, NW67 said:

Sounds easy but really isn’t. Trying to steady the camera with a focal length of over 500mm and manual focus will only work with static objects or landscapes 

neil

Exactly my intention, using a tripod from shelter etc

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