Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>> Now if we could only lighten the big lenses and the batteries....... donal <<<<<<<<< You may get your wish. I'm hearing rumors that Nikon is loaning a version of their 400 mm f/2.8 lens made of carbon fibre to photographers at sporting events to try out. Supposedly it's several pounds lighter (I've heard as many as five pounds lighter, but I don't really know the validity of this) than the standard 400 mm f/2.8 lens. But given the difference in price between a standard and carbon fibre Gitzo tripod, I'd hate to think what a lens like this might cost. Leica long lenses could look like real bargains in comparison. Larry