Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/30

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: opinions solicited -- telephotos for the R cameras
From: adl@sirius.com
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 23:09:41 -0800

>I have a 135mm/2.8 Elmarit-R, but I have recently been feeling the
>need of something in the way of a longer telephoto.  Looking around,
>it seems to me that I have only a couple of choices, because I don't
>want to spend more than about $1K for this (used, of course).  This
>eliminates the APO lenses and leaves me with the 250/4, the 350/4.8
>and the 400/6.8 Telyt-R's.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with any of these lenses that they can
>share with me to guide me in making a choice?  I'm mostly interested
>in them for daylight photography of distant landscape details and
>(more rarely) nature photography.
>
>-Patrick Sobalvarro
>
>P.S. I haven't actually seen a 350/4.8 for sale -- in fact, some of my
>     books don't even mention it.  Did this lens have a particularly
>     short production run, or is it so well-loved that no one wants to
>     sell one?

What about the 180mm f4?  Good lens for travel as it's lighter than the
other 180's.
I own the 400mm f6.8 and it is a great lens.  There are some drawbacks in
that the background apparently may appear slightly curved.  Otherwise, it's
amazing what a 2 element lens can do.  It's a long tube and very light,
compared to any faster 400mm lens.

Alvin Lee