Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Some dealer says the lens is for 2 cam or 3 cam. I do not believe it makes sense because it is both for Viso and reflex bodies. For reflex, it should be stopped down. Am I right? I do have one 400mm complete which I never had a chance to use yet. Regards, David At 05:36 PM 5/02/98 -0500, you wrote: >At 01:07 PM 5/2/98 -0500, you wrote: >>Has anyone experience with these lenses? Are they high contrast, low >>resolution lenses? Are they difficult to focus with the trombone mount? > >Depends on what you mean high contrast. :-) > >They are wonderful lenses, if a bit slow. Because they only have two >air-to-glass surfaces, they are really more like f/5.6 in practice. Not too >bad for a 400. And the price is right. They are not, by any means, low >resolution. They do have marked curvature of field, but it's not too bad. > >The focus takes some getting used to, but manageable. > >And they are 6.8. The 800 Telyt-S is a 6.3. > >========== > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >One should never generalize. > >