Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Duane wrote: >I used a 400 6.8 for a couple days and hated it. I couldn't get used to= >the sliding focus mechanism and worse yet was having to focus it while t= he >lens is stopped down to the working aperture or changing it back and for= th >since it does not open and close automatically to the working aperture >like normal lenses do.>>>> A couple of days with the Telyt isn't enough to get a feel for the lens. Someone who is accustomed to "normal" auto-everything SLR equipment will = have a hard time at first with an M but after working with it many can't = imagine not using it. The 6.8 Telyt is like that. As for the manual aperture control, who cares? This is a lens that begs to be used hand- held, where the fastest shutter speeds are most important. I hardly ever= use it at any aperture other than 6.8 and the results are always stunning= =2E