tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post1975352612903689161..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: NOVOFLEX LEM/VIS II CLOSE-UP SET FOR LEICA MLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-34037857420105074712017-03-01T11:09:38.451-06:002017-03-01T11:09:38.451-06:00I should have known.I should have known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-70005126194446975652017-03-01T11:08:48.760-06:002017-03-01T11:08:48.760-06:00Please allow me to refer you to the publishing dat...Please allow me to refer you to the publishing date of the Leica M-AF article.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-2578019240572949682017-03-01T11:08:22.461-06:002017-03-01T11:08:22.461-06:00Interesting. Any idea at all when it might be avai...Interesting. Any idea at all when it might be available?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-64850337804065779002017-03-01T11:07:40.520-06:002017-03-01T11:07:40.520-06:00The article on this blog, "SENSATIONAL AUTOFO...The article on this blog, "SENSATIONAL AUTOFOCUS LEICA M-AF" from 4-01-2014, has a full description of the camera.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-6894235348892671312017-03-01T11:07:15.634-06:002017-03-01T11:07:15.634-06:00What's a Leica M-AF?What's a Leica M-AF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-51970678958218760812017-03-01T11:06:27.139-06:002017-03-01T11:06:27.139-06:00Definitely.Definitely.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-2293961772861815752017-03-01T11:06:08.950-06:002017-03-01T11:06:08.950-06:00I understand that this set is made for use on the ...I understand that this set is made for use on the Leica M, but would it also work on the Leica M-AF? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-74658301773095923212017-03-01T11:04:56.640-06:002017-03-01T11:04:56.640-06:00Me neither. I guess this is an example of necessit...Me neither. I guess this is an example of necessity being the mother of invention.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-42593171493661009502017-03-01T11:04:37.771-06:002017-03-01T11:04:37.771-06:00It would have never occurred to me to do close up ...It would have never occurred to me to do close up photography with such a long lens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-19586248496920405182017-03-01T11:04:01.349-06:002017-03-01T11:04:01.349-06:00Of course. Any lens is optimized for its primary u...Of course. Any lens is optimized for its primary use, thus the 560 Telyt is optimized for use at relatively long distances. However, in this instance I wasn't about to get any closer to the hornets than necessary. As it was, even at the approximately 20 foot distance it wasn't exactly a comfortable working environment. Those hornets were very aggressive.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-68729901015657782022017-03-01T11:03:27.330-06:002017-03-01T11:03:27.330-06:00Wouldn't a lens made for close up photography ...Wouldn't a lens made for close up photography have rendered better results than using a 560mm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-69360463137279475362017-03-01T11:02:55.809-06:002017-03-01T11:02:55.809-06:00You are basically correct. However, the bellows ar...You are basically correct. However, the bellows are definitely bulkier and less portable that the extension tube set.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-23779944099061810892017-03-01T11:02:32.707-06:002017-03-01T11:02:32.707-06:00Wouldn't a bellows from Leica or Novoflex be m...Wouldn't a bellows from Leica or Novoflex be more practical for its ability of infinitely variable extensions alone? It would eliminate the necessity of plumbing around with the different extension tubes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-81642662322378943002017-03-01T11:01:58.400-06:002017-03-01T11:01:58.400-06:00 You would end up with the ability to focus closer... You would end up with the ability to focus closer than normal with any of the Visoflex lenses and greater close up capabilities with all the other Leica M mount lenses. With standard Leica M lenses, the Visoflex II or III alone would allow you to focus as close as with the complete Novoflex set. Adding the Novoflex set in its various combinations subsequently would allow you to focus substantially closer.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-21260100080877698912017-03-01T11:01:05.696-06:002017-03-01T11:01:05.696-06:00What if you use this set with the Visoflex II or I...What if you use this set with the Visoflex II or III in place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-60175721495677467332017-03-01T11:00:16.544-06:002017-03-01T11:00:16.544-06:00Very favorable. Of all the aftermarket accessories...Very favorable. Of all the aftermarket accessories on the market available for Leica, Novoflex is definitely one of the best. It's another case of "you get what you pay for."LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-55162014569067723892017-03-01T10:59:49.619-06:002017-03-01T10:59:49.619-06:00How does Novoflex compare to Leica in terms of qua...How does Novoflex compare to Leica in terms of quality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com