Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------ =_NextPart_000_01BEE963.96E337A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SNIP One comment, even thogh the 6.8 (I believe) lens you picked up is sharp, = you still will not be able to blow out the background like you could = with the 400mm F2.8 of another manufacturer. BUt if you shoot at F8, = then it does not matter. Peter K SNIP Quite right you are about that. Any lens design is going to be a = compromise between a number of competing factors. As I mentioned, my = 560/6.8 only cost me $600, is quite light, easily handheld, breaks into = two pieces for easy transport, is very sharp and contrasty, and is = immune to flare. A $7,500 or $11,000 lens would not even remotely be an = option for me. If I was shooting pro sports or wildlife for a living = perhaps I would feel differently. So far, the inability to blow out the = backgroud compared to a f2.8 or f4 has not been a factor to me. Tom Finnegan - ------ =_NextPart_000_01BEE963.96E337A0 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IiMRAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAAAAAgACAAEEkAYAYAEAAAEAAAAMAAAAAwAAMAIAAAAL AA8OAAAAAAIB/w8BAAAAYQAAAAAAAACBKx+kvqMQGZ1uAN0BD1QCAAAAAGxlaWNhLXVzZXJzQG1l amFjLnBhbG8tYWx0by5jYS51cwBTTVRQAGxlaWNhLXVzZXJzQG1lamFjLnBhbG8tYWx0by5jYS51 cwAAAAAeAAIwAQAAAAUAAABTTVRQAAAAAB4AAzABAAAAIgAAAGxlaWNhLXVzZXJzQG1lamFjLnBh bG8tYWx0by5jYS51cwAAAAMAFQwBAAAAAwD+DwYAAAAeAAEwAQAAACQAAAAnbGVpY2EtdXNlcnNA bWVqYWMucGFsby1hbHRvLmNhLnVzJwACAQswAQAAACcAAABTTVRQOkxFSUNBLVVTRVJTQE1FSkFD LlBBTE8tQUxUTy5DQS5VUwAAAwAAOQAAAAALAEA6AQAAAAIB9g8BAAAABAAAAAAAAAKUSgEEgAEA HAAAAFJFOiBbTGVpY2FdIExlaWNhIHZzIG90aGVycwBDCQEFgAMADgAAAM8HCAASAAoAFgAiAAMA NQEBIIADAA4AAADPBwgAEgAKAAEAOgADADgBAQmAAQAhAAAARTkwMzk1OTk3MzU1RDMxMTlBNjcw MDEwNEIyNjQ4ODQAzAYBA5AGAPQEAAAUAAAACwAjAAAAAAADACYAAAAAAAsAKQAAAAAAAwAuAAAA AAADADYAAAAAAEAAOQBQ15hCnum+AR4AcAABAAAAHAAAAFJFOiBbTGVpY2FdIExlaWNhIHZzIG90 aGVycwACAXEAAQAAABYAAAABvumeQpiZlQPqVXMR05pnABBLJkiEAAAeAB4MAQAAAAMAAABNUwAA HgAfDAEAAAARAAAARURNT05EUy9QSUUvVG9tRgAAAAADAAYQaFhvDwMABxCJAgAAHgAIEAEAAABl AAAAU05JUE9ORUNPTU1FTlQsRVZFTlRIT0dIVEhFNjgoSUJFTElFVkUpTEVOU1lPVVBJQ0tFRFVQ SVNTSEFSUCxZT1VTVElMTFdJTExOT1RCRUFCTEVUT0JMT1dPVVRUSEVCQUNLRwAAAAACAQkQAQAA AGsDAABnAwAAOQUAAExaRnUuuLGq/wAKAQ8CFQKkA+QF6wKDAFATA1QCAGNoCsBzZXTuMgYABsMC gzIDxgcTAoMiMw96aGVsAyBEbOpnAoM0Ew19CoAIzwnZ4jsXnzI1NQKACoENscELYG5nMTAzFCAL A/BsaTM2DfALVRLyDAHGYwBABgBOSVALRhXCdQwBcANgdAWQBUAKhU9obmUgBaBtB4ACMCz4IGV2 CfAbvxzACuEdT8EeUnRob2doIrEfIAA2LjggKEkgYscVAAiQH+ApIGwJ8AQggnkIYCBwaWNrCYCQ IHVwIAQAIHMRweZwH7AksnN0AxADIAPw7RURbh4wI8EgAaAkYCKw3m8jwBcwB+AIYHQgHyEvayI5 HyBiANBrCcAIYG6fJUAbYCUgJKMFoHVsJUBHA/AiwCMTNDAwH2Ag5EYyI3FvZieAJyEU8NMFwAOB dWYA0HQIcASQzi4onymvHgdCVQVABpCXJiQi0CcxYQVARjgfsMcjIQOgLTAgZG8HkSciPwDAAkAv sQqFCoYBkSBQ+xIALuFLCosbbwHQHNM1nfMLChw5UXUtMB8gBRAi8H8FQCSyCsAncihhIrEzoC65 E3BueSRUDbAAkGc0QekEIGdvC4BnJ9MncR8y3R4RbQQAK2ESAHcJ4T/B/y8wBtAu4S5hP/ISAD8y L1K9BbBzPcEEICOwH3JpAiCrCYAfsG0+ADUbkC8jYj0CIGw+AAWgJnBDUSAk7RuQMB+wJZFxO/M4 ADxh/R+xYQCQROERwCwAFPFD4fJiF6BhawQgC4An4UDA/yfwJPAFkAeRAhAFwEbxPgB0dHIAcXAX QUXTH+By/z4AJcMugSVABaACMEoQJnDeeR+wS5IlkQdwbSvwJ8OPGnEXoD3BRYA3LDUtwMMoUAXA JDExLC3AOSC/JGNI0CziJyIf0jwwZQRg7x5AROEnYgOgbwUwQ6FJY9sHgD3ASS5wI7B3RwAzNH8/ Mh4RJbBKUgQgBbEm0WS9OABmHyBJcj/QOAB2U0P7BJARwHBDIk+UVMAVADSAvwaQVMAXoAIwROA9 wFNNcf8KwDPzSGEBoAMQLTBJ4Sf4/ys7S7JAEDzhJUAn4T/QEuD/LjIFwBWwR1E0xCPQQPNChPcn 0lIhNZxUA3AuAAuAHxAuZwBwOfUWwQBggAADABAQAAAAAAMAERAAAAAAQAAHMJD2x2Gb6b4BQAAI MJD2x2Gb6b4BHgA9AAEAAAAFAAAAUkU6IAAAAAADAA00/TcAAIdv - ------ =_NextPart_000_01BEE963.96E337A0--