Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luggers, My Leica camera equipment for travel is beginning to divide into the M8 plus wide angle lenses (down to the 18mm Elmar) and at the telephoto end I am increasing my R inventory. I have the Canadian 90 Summicron and the 180 Apo Telyt f3.4 (both famous Mandler designs) already re-bayoneted for use on my D700. I have just acquired from Dr. Yao a complete and pristine 400 f6.8 Telyt (as recommended by Doug Herr - thank you Doug) and am in the process of getting the bayonet changed on that lens. This has been complicated by the fact (which I have transmitted to David Lladro at Leitax) that later 400 Telyts have different cams that the single cam for which the Leitax bayonet has been designed. Still I am getting it done. My question is this. I have the opportunity to pick up a 250 f4.o Telyt to augment the telephoto set above and I am wondering if I should. I am getting all this telephoto fire power to take wild life pictures in Bali and Australia. What do you all think? TIA Howard (in Hong Kong)