Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina: The 400mm Telyt is (for Leica) moderately priced especially in R mount. It is also quite lightweight. Ken Wilcox At 2:24 -0400 10/4/0, a fine scholar, Tina Manley wrote: >LUGnuts - > >I will be in Kenya for three weeks in December. While my main focus will >be people, I know I won't be able to resist trying for some photos of the >wildlife there. The longest lens I have is a 135 for my M's. I do have >the 100 Macro/Apo for the R and the 2x extender. I would like to add a >longer lens but I don't want to spend a lot of money. This will be lens >that won't get much use probably. That excludes the new modular system >lenses for the R's. Can you recommend a good, older long lens for the R or >should I look at the Viso system for the M? > >On another subject, I have read so many warnings about muggings and robbery >in Kenya that I wonder if it is safe to carry my cameras on the street. I >know a lot of the warnings about developing countries are exaggerated and I >know to use common sense about not going in bad neighborhoods after >dark. Has anybody been to Kenya lately? What do you think? > >Thanks - > >Tina >Tina Manley, ASMP >http://www.tinamanley.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>