Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/06

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Subject: [Leica] Photo: One More Tiger
From: leica at ralgo.nl (bruce golding)
Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 20:47:35 +0200
References: <C6274C8F.4DE62%mark@rabinergroup.com>

apart from horses for courses, just try lugging the 400/2.8; you will  
be much happier sitting on the tiger's nose with your 21mm!

b.

On 6-mei-2009, at 20:17, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I would dig up the spare change from the bottom of your suit  
> pockets and go
> buy a
> AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
>
> Oh I see its at B&H     $8,499.95 -
> Chump change!
>
> Leica only gives you 21mm's for that!
> Nikon gives you 400!
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>
>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 23:34:18 +0530
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo: One More Tiger
>>
>> Mark,Bruce,Marc,
>> Thanks for looking.
>> You shoot what you get - you cant change position very easily, nor  
>> can
>> you make them pose.(-: . You see tigers probably once in three or  
>> four
>> days, maybe for a minute or two at a time (the last trip was just
>> plain lucky - I am fairly sure it will not ever happen again that I
>> will see tigers with such frequency). BTW, this was shot with a  
>> D300 +
>> 70-200 with a TC1.7 attached at 120mm @f5 - practically wide open,  
>> and
>> at the shortest end - she was that close.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>
>
>
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