Leica ELPRO/MACRO

Hi Guys,

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I'm pretty confused by what rings etc to use when.

Leica talks about two Elpro rings 1 and 2) and

1 macro to get closer to the subject.

If I look on the web I however find many: e.g.

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ELPRO VI A

ELPRO VI B

ELPRO VII A

ELPRO 16531

ELRPO 1

ELPRO 2

(Are there more?)

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Now which is for which lenses etc? IS VI and VII for

series 6 and 7 filtersizes? What then is 16531, 1 and 2?

When to use the macro adapter, and when ELPRO, what

are the distances you can reach (based on the minumum

of the lens e.g if minimum is 1.7 then divide by 2 is

.85)?

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I have an elmarit 35/2.8, summicron 50/2, elmarit 135/2.8

(all 2nd versions) and a Telyt 250/4 (first version but

upgraded to R (and optically))

There were four Elpros for earlier lenses (VIa, VIb, VIIa and VIIb).

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The VI's were for Series 6 lenses and the VII's were for Series 7.

The a and b versions of each one provided a difference in

magnification. The VI's fit the 50 and the VII's fit the 90's and

135.

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These older Elpros were replaced by Elpros 1 through 4 which do the

same thing but (I believe) are all 55mm screw-in.

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Note that the latter Elpros can be used on any lens 50mm and over

which accept a 55mm filter. This includes the discontinued 180 Elmar-

R.

All the ELPRO info you ever wanted to know (and then some) can be

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http://www.wildlightphoto.com/leica/close_up.html

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Doug,

Which Elpro did you use with the 90 Summicron-R? I've been thinking

about getting the Elpro 3 but if the 4 is useful as well, I could

also use it on my 180 Elmar.

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BTW, I have a 60 Macro Elmarit-R which is my *standard* R lense but

having a longer macro would come in handy.

Bud

Hi Doug

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How could I have missed it on your excellent site?

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:-)

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Reinier

>>>Doug, Which Elpro did you use with the 90 Summicron-R? I've been

thinking about getting the Elpro 3 but if the 4 is useful as well, I

could also use it on my 180 Elmar.

BTW, I have a 60 Macro Elmarit-R which is my *standard* R lense but

having a longer macro would come in handy. Bud

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Bud, I've been using the Elpro VIIa on my 90mm Summicron-R,

equivalent to the ELPRO 3. The ELPRO VIIb/4 doesn't provide as much

magnification as the VII/3. The 90+VIIa gives me a little more

working distance than the 60 by itself and a full stop more light; at

the same time, since the ELPRO shortens the effective focal length of

the lens it's attached to, I sometimes feel like the 60+lens

extension is almost equivalent in image perspective to the 90+ELPRO.

I use the Nikon 3T/4T (52mm) and 5T/6T (62mm) close-up lenses (these

are multi-coated 2-element achromats of superb correction), with the

appropriate step-up or step-down adaptors. I already had the Nikon

lenses and saw no reason to buy the Leica versions. Canon also makes

excellent 2-element close-up lenses. If you don't own any of these

yet, the Macro-Adaptor-R or the set of R extension tubes will

probably be cheaper than getting enough Elpros to cover all your

lenses, including the 250 which takes a 72mm filter and would

probably vignette with any of the close-up lenses.