Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's that new Leica D2x that allows a 300/2.8 to become a 600/2.8 minus IS of course. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Re: What I learned from the LUG.... > Come now people! Isn't it obvious? It's a 300 2.8 -- a lens I have coveted > for some time. Ever since I got the 80-200 2.8 that I'd coveted for a long > time and showed up at my first "event" (photographing then secretary of > state madeline albright > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/pad/8/8.jpg) and noticed that > EVERYBODY ELSE HAD A 300 2.8. I slunk away in shame. And for years, have > been the laughing stock of philadelphia photojournalists who routinely pick > me out of the crowd as a clueless neophite because of my lack of > sophisticated lenses. > > Now that I have elevated myself to their level, I'm sure I shall discover > they all have image stabalization on their 600 f 4's. allowing them to shoot > hand-held in the dead of night at 1/3 second at iso 200. > > I do always have the only digital leica in the photo pit though. So that's > some consolation. > > Kc