Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Honestly, it just never felt right. Very heavy, too many menu options (especially for autofocus) for the grands. Certainly not a walk around camera for me. If I were a traveling person, it would be great. Would only need the 2 zooms and certainly manageable. The results were certainly outstanding, but the ergonomics drove me nuts. So traded for an M10+A7rII with sensor glass modified for leica wide angles (no comment please Mr. Herr). Lost just a few bucks, but I really wanted to try it based on the results I saw from Tina's last trip to Syria I think. Just didn't fit me in many ways. So it goes... Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > Wow! With results like that, why would you sell the SL?? > > Tina > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 9, 2018, at 1:33 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > you will be more than pleased. I used it to take these, Jane is a huge > fan > > of Madison Bumgartner, So we went to a Rivercats game. They were > handheld! > > qnd the guy with the hair in from of me was about 3 or less feet away. > > http://www.robertadlerphotography.com/p1010152654/h8EF669A7#h8ef65c95 > > I sold my SL kit... > > Best, > > Bob > > > > > > Bob Adler > > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* > > > >> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> 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 > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >