Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Thanks for the report. >I guess such assignment would be much easier with e.g. a Nikon F5 and the >new 80-200/2.8 AF-S zoom lens than with a Leica R8 plus Vario-Apo >70-180/2.8. The optical advantage of the latter would almost certainly be >lost due to focusing troubles. I can imagine it is hard (not to say >virtually impossible) to do such job with manual lenses, especially two >ring zooms like the Leica one. The rate of successful pictures would >probably be much higher with an AF system than with a manual system. > >Pascal I'd have to agree on this since a friend who does aerial photography (ultra light) uses a Nikon N90S with a 24-120 lens-- he got some amazing results with it!! He feels that this is the best combo since the N90 is light and the 24-120 covers quite an area!! BTW- he is one of Philippines best aerial photography! (he charges $5K-$10K per assignment). Asked if he would like to use a manual camera-he said, not in a million years. Things go so fast in the air he'll be missing alot and its difficult to turn back around to shoot things again !! regards Ferdinand