Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, I am sure Doug Herr will chime in, but my short advice is to go for this lens. It is absolutely excellent and eminently handholdable for such a long lens. Doug's bird pictures is all you need to see. Nathan Gwpics@aol.com wrote: > My hunt for a long telephoto continues and I have located 2 lenses at Ffordes > here in the UK. They are both 400mm f6.8 Telyt (one mint- and one Exc++) and > both around the £575 ($830) mark. Does anyone have any experience or opinions > of this lens. There is also a 2x converter at around the £300 ($435) mark. My > alternatives are more expensive combinations of either 250mm or 350mm plus a > converter if I want. > > Thanks! > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden (UK) > Tel: (0)23 8046 3076 > Fax: (0)23 8034 8542 - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/