Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >