[Leica] R 250 Telyt for my Nikon D700?

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)]

> 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)

I suspect it depends on how strong you are ;-) I decided to take a 180 and
2x to Kakadu. I left the 280 at home and "in general" I did not regret it.
360 mm on the DMR is usually "long" enough for Aussie wild life and Bali
is usually pretty "closed" in. With the 180 and 400 I would think you have
it covered.

Hope I can catch you in 2010

Alastair