Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay: I was not sure where the fox would go after he came out of the den so I chose a zoom. It is also a lot lighter than the 280 2.8 APO I have or the 400mm 2.8 APO. I call the 400APO my destination lens. You only bring it when you know where you are going and where you are going to use it, not on scouting trips. I use zooms very little because I like the wide apertures of the primes rather than using slower film. The 105-280 is quite impressive in the quality of images it makes. Since I was on a tripod and was using fill flash, I figured the slow speed would not be a disadvantage. I also learned that you need smaller apertures to get decent depth of field, so the 280 2.8 would be redundant weight. When I go back, I may bring a 280 or 180 prime in addition to the 105-280. The Leica APO lenses create awesome images on slide film, even better than the 105-280. I was in a stationary blind so a zoom was necessary since I don't think I could change lenses without scaring off the fox. I may however, try setting up with two bodies with the 105-280 and one additional prime lens. I just have to figure out the logistics of mounting two cameras in my blind. Regards, Robert At 07:42 AM 8/18/99 -0400, you wrote: >Robert: > >Great picture of the Fox! > >Do you like the 105-280? It seem rather unwieldy to me. But it >apparantly cuts a great image. > >Regards, > >Jay > >