Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/08

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Thanks, Jim.  That's what I'm hoping.  That plus the built-in stabilization
should be an advantage.  I'm hoping to be able to hand hold it, but I'm
also taking a tripod.

Tina

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 4:03 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Tina, from the reviews, it obviously takes beautiful images.  To me, the
> weight is what's significant.  I have the old Leica Telyt-R 250/4, which is
> about the same length, but weighs 3# instead of 4#, and I have shot it
> hand-held, with monopod and with tripod, and now I almost always use a
> tripod.  It is a handfull and a load on old arms when using it by hand.
> Electric focusing could make a significant difference, perhaps.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/8/2018 11:14 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> LUG:
>>
>> Does anybody here have or use this lens?  B&H had a used one and I spent
>> my
>> year's equipment budget to order it.  It will be here Wednesday.
>>
>> The lens gets outstanding reviews but I wondered about real-life use.  Any
>> complaints I've read have been about the size and weight but it weighs 4
>> pounds which is half of what my 280/2.8 weighs.
>>
>> Anybody?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
>
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In reply to: Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Leica SL 90-280 Lens)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Leica SL 90-280 Lens)