sjinouck Posted August 11, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 11, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) i do not have any experience with macro-photography... i am familiar with primes, zooms, and so on, but with macro, no experience.... especially with analog photography.. i have here a macro-elmar 100mm f/4, together with a bellow and a remote with 2 cables.. i found out where to put them (sorry, it is all very new to me..especially with leica) my question is, why this double cables? i am a little bit ashamed for this question, but i'd really like to know.. i read something about it, in the manual, but not everything is really clear to me...is it meant to work faster when you push the button?? and this bellow, it is never used, incl. the lens, but it is an f/4, and as i read, most macro-lenses are f/2.8.. is it a problem if this one is f/4?? is this the only bellow what is used for the leicaflex sl, or are there more?? i cannot seem to find a lot about original bellows, except for this one... (somebody told me, that this bellow is the simle one, so maybe there is a more advanced bellow??) maybe, i can put a picture of the combination, with a link... here it is... thank you all in advance for all help!! grtz, Alex!! http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn315/sjinouck/sized_080809043.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sender Posted August 11, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 11, 2009 The double cable release is so you can trip the preset aperture just prior to the shutter. You can focus wide open by pressing the ring around the focus knob and locking the aperture open by pressing the little black protruding piece. When you press the double release, it closes the aperture and then the shutter. I have used this lens/bellows combo on my SL and SL2, and it is superb. The f4 vs. f2.8 is of little moment since you would likely stop down further for depth of field in macro work. The 100 mm focal length is good to give a bit more working distance than you get with the 60 mm macro. All told, a bit more cumbersome than a fully automatic lens, but the results can be spectacular. Enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinouck Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted August 11, 2009 thank you very much! It is great to learn here so much! thanks again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 12, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 12, 2009 True effective aperture changes as the lens is extended. In camera meter will compensate but do not meter first, then extend the lens. That lens won awards, until the 100 2.8 APO macro came out. It does not work well at long distance at 4 and 5.6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinouck Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted August 12, 2009 THX for the support! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinouck Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted November 28, 2009 well, i figured it out, a little bit late, but now it goes very well..i practiced a lot without film just to see how everything works and understand something about this mechanical system.. i like levers and knobs, so i guess i am going to have great fun with this thing.. now all i have to do is waiting for better weather.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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