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Subject: [Leica] Photo: One More Tiger
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 00:28:10 +0530
References: <C6274C8F.4DE62%mark@rabinergroup.com> <D93AA1C3-11BE-46AD-ACF3-F8F1FA0C8186@ralgo.nl>

I can handhold the 200-400 for some time, and steady enough, but I
always shoot a burst when I am handholding it...Philippe, dont worry -
no bickering, just facts!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 12:17 AM, bruce golding <leica at ralgo.nl> wrote:
> 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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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Photo: One More Tiger)
Message from leica at ralgo.nl (bruce golding) ([Leica] Photo: One More Tiger)