Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric wrote: <<Then I saw a Vario-Elmari 80-200 f/4. I must say it's one good looking >lens.>>>>> Ted wrote: >.... Something for Leica to consider on later >production models would be to make the knurls on the focus or zoom rings= >different. Then you know immediately by feel if you are about to focus o= r >zoom when still looking through the viewfinder. >This isn't a problem when shooting non breathing things, but I found I >screwed-up a couple of times yesterday when shooting a soccer game thinking >I was about to zoom and threw the focus off instead. But that could be >corrected with daily use and becoming accustomed to the feel in hand. I agree with you, it's very easy to miss an image because of that. What I will also love to see on the 80-200/4, and also on all the 180's, is a built-in rotating tripod thread like on the latest 250/4 (discontinued), it was so well made and a real bonus in use. Maybe on the new 180/2,8 APO ?? Lucien