Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE66EF.334F3B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >from: Ross McLeish, cram@bigpond.com > >Hi Luggers, > >Whom can give some opinions re using and handling off the pre-Modular = 280mm, f2.8? I am aware that this is >a huge lens, although a fair bit = lighter than the current model. >Is this a 'good buy' as a pre-loved item? I plan to use it primarily = for wildlife photography (mostly in Africa, >which I visit every 18mths = on average). Any advice, positive or negative is welcome. I don't feel = the need to go >the way of the modular system, and was otherwise = contemplating the 280mm, f4 which is much lighter. >Many thanks. >Ross=20 - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE66EF.334F3B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>from: Ross McLeish, <A=20 href=3D"mailto:cram@bigpond.com">cram@bigpond.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>Hi Luggers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>Whom can give some opinions re = using and=20 handling off the pre-Modular 280mm, f2.8? I am aware that this is=20 ></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>a huge lens, although a fair = bit lighter=20 than the current model.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>Is this a 'good buy' as a = pre-loved item? I=20 plan to use it primarily for wildlife photography (mostly in Africa, = >which I=20 visit every 18mths on average). Any advice, positive or negative is = welcome. I=20 don't feel the need to go >the way of the modular system, and was = otherwise=20 contemplating the 280mm, f4 which is much lighter.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>Many thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>Ross </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE66EF.334F3B40--