Leica Macro-Adapter-M
I’ve been looking to try to reduce the focusing distance of my favorite lens recently, having started this blog and realising that I do need some close focus shots.
A bit of looking around online led me to two options — the Leica Macro-Adapter-M, and the new Leica 90mm f4 Macro Elmar.
Due to budget considerations, I held off buying the 90mm macro lens. It has pretty good close focus (0.8m, only 10cm more than my 50APO) for a tele lens, and would have addressed my need for a product lens pretty well.
But it was the Macro-Adapter-M which caught my eye.
It’s not anything sophisticated — it’s a simple extension tube with a helicoid focusing mechanism. Or put even more simply, it’s an extension tube with adjustable length.
It certainly won’t work for close up product shots, unless you want shots of buttons — I was practically around 8–10cm from my subject in these macro shots.
But it’s small, it’s light, it’s not crazy expensive (for a Leica accessory) and opens up a new world of macro photography.
