Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very light lens, easily hand holdable, I tried Doug's a couple of years ago and much easier than hand holding the 560 Telyt. Best to use the shoulder stock though for max steadiness. gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@pix-that-stimulate.com> > > Thank's Doug! > > Is the 400/6.8 usable without the shoulder stock (?). It looks like a > heavy lens... > > All the best from the south of France! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> > > > Le 21 janv. 08 à 15:36, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net a écrit : > > > The 2x APO will cause slight image degradation in carefully- > > controlled tests but I doubt many people would notice a difference > > in real-world use. The 2x non-APO with some lenses will cause > > noticeable vignetting and it will not preserve the APO image > > quality of your 180. I'd test the combination before committing to > > it. > > > > Another idea: the 400mm f/6.8 costs less than the 2x APO and will > > probably out-perform the 180 + 2x non-APO except in the corners. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information