Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the early version of the 250mm f4 Telyt and found it to be adequate, but not great. I used it to photograph my kids' soccer games, but found the focal length a bit short, and the helical focusing to be too slow to follow the action effectively. I was much more pleased with the 400mm f6.8 Telyt which was both easier to use, and in my experience a better performer optically. The 250 was not awful, but somehow the pictures never really matched my expectations. The $650 price also seems high, as I bought mine (albeit several years ago) for about $400, and sold it for $450 (mint in the box) when I divested myself of it. Mike Swiek