RE: Extension Tubes and M135/3.5

2001-05-24 Thread Patrick White
"Chris Brogden " writes: > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > 1:2 & 1:1 are easy calculations -- > > 1:1 is achieved w/ extension tubing ~= to the focal length > Does the close-focusing ability of the lens affect this? > That is, would I > get the same magnification using

Re: Extension Tubes and M135/3.5

2001-05-24 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 23 May 2001, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > Your 100mm macro most likely has ~50mm of "extra" (macro) > extension built into it's barrel to give the more common > 1:2 capability or ~100mm if it is a 1:1 capable one. The old > 100mm BellowsTakumar had no helicoid at a

Re: Extension Tubes and M135/3.5

2001-05-23 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Chris, on extension tubes, wrote: > Does the close-focusing ability of the lens affect this? That is, would I > get the same magnification using a 50mm extension tube on a 100mm macro as > I would on a regular 100mm? If not, then differences in close-focusing > ability must affect the magnifi

Re: Extension Tubes and M135/3.5

2001-05-23 Thread Paul Jones
probably > want at a minimum to get meter and aperture coupling if possible - this > makes everything easier and preserves TTL metering. > > Paul M. Provencher > (ppro) > > > -Original Message- > From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: We

RE: Extension Tubes and M135

2001-05-23 Thread Patrick White
"Paul Jones" writes: > I am looking at buying some k-mount extension tubes. I am > wondering if there > is any difference in the performance of different brands? As > if there like > the screw mount ones i have seen then there is no glass in the tube. I don't know if there are difference