Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Iisaka <ken@iisaka.org> wrote: > Um, I have a confession. > > It became apparent that I was infected by the Leicaflex Telyt > virus back in November, 1999, over the Pt. Lobos weekend. > Doug's awesome nature photographs aggrevated it. > > The symptoms started to appear while handling a used SL in > January. After an unstoppable bidding frenzy at an infamous > auction site, I ended up with a clean (though in need of a > CLA) SL2 MOT, a R3-era Summicron 50mm, and finally, the mint- > Telyt 400/6.8 from Australia. Welcome to the club, Ken. :-) Doug's gorgeous photos are also largely responsible for the 400mm Telyt in my Leicaflex kit. It's the most fun-to-use long tele lens I've ever owned. Then Tim Spragens <info@borderless-photos.com> wrote: > Now don't start that! One of my local dealers who already has > too much of my money has a black SL2 and a 400 Telyt in the > window! But why would I buy a body just to use one lens on it?! Clearly you'd have little choice but to then get a 180 and a 280 and thus round out the kit! Or maybe go longer and get the 560 too. - -Dave- (using the old man's e-mail account due to MSN incompetence)