Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you very much for you help. I think you are correct. I own the 19,28,50,100,180 & 280 f4 Leica lenses (R8 rom) and was trying to stay with Leica. Common sense and weight have told me to go to a 500 mm, but Canon makes only the 4.5 which with converter is too slow and I don't like Nikon. So ....... I have been trying toconvince myself to stick with Leica because I trully love the images I get with their lenses. I guess I will wait for Canon to come out with a 500 f4 which for the life of me I can't figure why they don't have one now. Thanks again. Donal Philby wrote: > N. B. Watson wrote: > > > > There is, however no reason to go "all Canon" or "all Nikon" and sell > > your Leicas. You can purchase an EOS1n (or wait for the EOS3 due > > momentarily) or even a Nikon F5 and 400 2.8, for the same (or perhaps > > less) than the Leica 400 alone. > > I spoke a while back with a photographer who had just had a Leica image > on cover of Outdoor Photographer. He shoots Leica for the shorter > stuff, but moves to Canon for AF wildlife stuff with the big glass. But > he also said he won't shoot a backlit shot with the Canons because of > flare and lack of contrast. This is a full time, high volume stock > shooter of nature and wildlife. > > A lens to consider is the 500 f/4 in either C or N. Have used one > briefly in American's cup shooting on water and this is soooo much > lighter than the 400 2.8 that it is handholdable for long periods. And > good glass, from all I have seen and heard. I wish Leica made one. > > donal > -- > Donal Philby > San Diego > http://www.donalphilby.com