Macro lenses for SL2.. what have we got? What are we using?

[Kristofferpaulsen]

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56 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

I have the Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100 and 1:1 Elpro which I use exclusively for negative digitising with the SL2-S. Not much I can say except that it is 1:1 and does the job. No sign of field curvature. I thought of other possible lenses, but given that I am likely to want to keep it for a good while with limited use, I reckoned it would earn its keep by appreciating in value.

I use the 24-90 SL zoom at 90 for 5x4 negative digitising. At 90mm it frames a 5x4 pretty exactly.

I can’t believe i haven’t tried getting closer with the 24-90! What a putz!

[LocalHero1953]

57 minutes ago, Kristofferpaulsen said:

I can’t believe i haven’t tried getting closer with the 24-90! What a putz!

I should have added (as I posted elsewhere today), my 24-90 has zoom creep, so I can only use it in this mode at 90 (unless I add bluetack). Fortunately that is the best FL for 4x5 negs.

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[Kristofferpaulsen]

49 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

I should have added (as I posted elsewhere today), my 24-90 has zoom creep, so I can only use it in this mode at 90 (unless I add bluetack). Fortunately that is the best FL for 4x5 negs.

ah that's a bummer! I've been so impressed with that lens.. I've never had a (non internal) zoom that sits still like that. I can also recommend mark up tape for a good fastener. 

 

[davidmknoble]

12 hours ago, Pierre68 said:

Anyone using macro to duplicate negative or slide with the SL2 and what do you use?

I actually use the M10M and the M APO 50 with the macro adapter to dupe 120mm negatives.  I use a stand from Negative Supply with a great light and filter holder.  I also dupe 35mm with it.  I still love my Nikon coolscan, but one day it will just quit.

[Kristofferpaulsen]

36 minutes ago, davidmknoble said:

I actually use the M10M and the M APO 50 with the macro adapter to dupe 120mm negatives.  I use a stand from Negative Supply with a great light and filter holder.  I also dupe 35mm with it.  I still love my Nikon coolscan, but one day it will just quit.

The Neg supply gear looks so solid!

[fotonutzz]

A Leica rep told me last Dec that Leica will be releasing the Macro lens in Mar/Apr.  Let's hope it's true.....

However, I get this feeling it's a rebadged Sigma 100mm DG DN Macro.

[Stuart Richardson]

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2 minutes ago, fotonutzz said:

A Leica rep told me last Dec that Leica will be releasing the Macro lens in Mar/Apr.  Let's hope it's true.....

However, I get this feeling it's a rebadged Sigma 100mm DG DN Macro.

If it is, this would be a case where the optical quality would be on par with Leica's best offerings. At least as far as I have been able to tell in my fairly short time with the 105mm...

[siddhaarta]

Currently I am using the Zeiss ZF2 Makro-Planar 50mm f/2.0 (also sold as Milvus lens). I like it a bit more than the Leica R Macro-Elmarit which I used previously.

First I had my doubts if I would like the 50mm FL, but it is quite interesting and gives the macro shots new perspectives. It is quite compact and has a stunning mechanical quality, a real joy for focus stacking.

 

[NickT]

I have been using the Laowa 100mm f2.8 2x macro L mount lens in combination with a Nikon ES-2 digitizing adapter. This has a holder for 35mm slides and negatives.

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Sigma 105mm Macro f2.8

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I use the Sigma 105 Macro - and I'm very happy - no problems

works fine.

I used to use the R 60mm Macro but sometimes AF really useful.

 

 

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[roverover]

I've been using the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm lens, which works very well on SL bodies. It's a 90mm equivalent on Full Frame cameras
and has a 1:1 reproduction ratio. It can focus down to 6" and will autofocus if desired.

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On 6/2/2023 at 4:53 PM, drjonb said:

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A good illustration of electronic shutter on the SL-bodies. It mostly works fine, but for rapidly moving subjects (particularly at short distances); deformations may occur. I made a comparison with SL2-S and Canon R5 on flying birds some time back; with R5 showing much reduced deformation due to short readout time from the sensor. Hopefully new incarnations of SL-bodies will have shorter readout times, reducing (and eventuelly eliminating) these effects. Actually, Nikon Z9 has electronic shutter only.

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Nisi close up lens + 75/2 APO F2.0. Thought I would give this a try. It's not going to be a good as a true macro lenses but seems to work OK and doesn't take a lot of space.

 

[huwm]

I have had the Sigma 70mm and then the 105mm 

Both lovely the 105mm particularly

In the spirit of cutting down on lenses I moved it on as for my purposes the mfd of the 24-70mm vario gives me what I need 

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