Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica 400 2.8 vs Canon 500 f4, Leica 280 vs Canon 300
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:22:28 -0700

Gary,
Why wouldn't the original lenses work with tripods?  Just flip the swicth
and shut off IS and its a regular lens.
Peter K

> ----------
> From: 	Gary D. Whalen[SMTP:whalen@circle.net]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Wednesday, August 18, 1999 9:57 AM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] Leica 400 2.8 vs Canon 500 f4, Leica 280 vs
> Canon 300
> 
> Robert,
>     Thanks for your input.  I definitely WANT to go with Leica but the new
> Canon
> IS lenses DO work with a tripod.  This is an improvement over the original
> IS
> lenses because you are correct, they did not work with tripods.  The fact
> that
> they now work with tripods is one of the reasons I am considering them.
> That and
> the weight and $$$$.
> 
> Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> 
>