Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave: I have a first generation one coming next week. I don't expect to see anything but excellence from it. The Leica 280 is supposed to be the best of all the 300 2.8 lenses, although you are probably splitting hairs when comparing it to the Canon, which is supposed to be the next best lens. Ted Grant is the expert on this lens and its comparison to the other brands. Regards, Robert At 09:42 AM 4/12/99 +1000, you wrote: >Dave, >Not certain whether you mean the 'newish' Modular system, >or........something older and more beautiful: >I am still waiting for the right weather (raining here a fair bit) and right >subject matter.....I picked up a pre-modular 280 f2.8 late last week. Will >be glad to share my impressions with the LUG as soon as I can process and >print some images. I can tell you however, that the lens is fairly heavy >(2.75kgs) but superbly balanced and easy to hold. It focuses like a dream, >and for anyone wanting to take handheld images it seems remarkably >stable/shudderless (with the greatest respect to Canon IS technology -- you >won't need it here -- with this lens just use a suitably fast shutter). I am >looking at using the lens for wildlife (possibly with the 1.4x extender, but >won't limit myself -- I think you could choose a great deal of subject >matter with this objective, and create fantastic images! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Strang <dstrang@up.net> >To: Leica Users Group <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, 11 April 1999 12:54 >Subject: [Leica] Fw: Leica 280mm f2.8 > > >> Lets try this again... >> >> Hello: >> >> Does anyone in this group use the 280mm f2.8 lens? >> >> Any opinions would be very helpful. >> >> Thanks, >> Dave >> dstrang@up.net >> >> ----Pentium Pro/Windows NT 4-SP3/Zip100/Zip250/Jaz2GB/Astra 600S >scanner/RedHat >> Linux 5.0/MSVC++ 5.0/MSVC++ 6.0/PowerStation Fortran 4.0/Photoshop >> 4.01/Photoshop 5.0/Illustrator 7.01/KPT 3.0/KPT 5.0/PhotoTools >3.0/Portfolio >> 4.0/Total XAOS/Matlab 5.0/Maple V/Office 97 Pro+SR2/MacOpener 4.0/AMIGA >> 1000/AMIGA 2000-GVP030 Combo/AMIGA 3000(2)/Indigo 2 XZ/IRIX 5.3/IRIX 6.2/ >and >> member of UP.NET! >> >> >> >> > > > > >