RE: [Leica] Leica 400 2.8 vs Canon 500 f4

[Tom Finnegan <tomf@piengr.com>]

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I picked up a 560/6.8 Telyt for $600 this spring that was in like new =
condition. While it is a bit slow aperature wise, it is very sharp and =
contrasty and rather light and easy to handhold compared to other lenses =
of similiar length. I typically use E200 which pushes very nicely 1 or 2 =
stops if the light level is a bit low. My wife was a bit skeptical about =
it and the 400/6.8 that I also picked up about the same time, until she =
saw the results. I've gotten some great wildlife shots that would have =
been very difficult if not impossible to get with a less hand holdable =
lens. My wife would kill me now if I were to sell the lens, but if you =
insist on spending alot of money, I would be willing to sell it to you =
for say $8000, which would save you another $1000 over the Canon setup.

Another option you may want to consider is to get a 2x APO. That would =
give you a 560/5.6 and would cost about $1650 new.

Tom Finnegan

SNIP
    The Leica 400 2.8 runs around $11,000.   The new Canon 500IS runs =
around
$7,500 plus I would need to buy an EOS 3 to use with the lense for a =
total cost
of around $9,000.

    My question to anyone with experience with these systems is do I =
stay with
all Leica or should I save some money + give myself a 3rd camera body =
and go with
the Canon?  My heart says to stay with Leica but I'm wondering if the =
autofocus
and lightness (Canon 500 weighs around 7lbs while the Leica 400 weighs =
almost
13lbs.) make a huge difference.


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