Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]TM wrote: <<<<One of my concerns with the VE f/4 is the maximum aperture of f/4, especially with a concomitant loss of 2 aperture settings (down to f/8) with the R-extender>>>>>> If you are shooting much of your work indoors you'll almost be dead in the water with that zoom and using a 2X extender. It's bad enough at indoor events working with the 70-180 2.8 and a 2X. If you expect any success you'll be into super high speed films. 1600 3200 pushed or other wise. 80-200 is a fine lens for out doors. Indoors on occaision with excellent lighting conditions and fast film and no extender. If it were me I wouldn't bother, as all you'll probably do is become frustrated trying to shoot at 1/8th or 1/15 of a sec and blowing a pile of film. Buy another used body and then you wont have to worry about changing lenses, kep the same film in all three and away you go for whatever situation you need. Or buy the 70-180! :) Even then with the 2X on you'll be at 5.6 wide open and indoors, that can become rather iffffy at times. ted