Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:40 PM 2/23/2000 -0600, Kip Babington wrote: >There is a Tele-Kilar 300mm/5.6 lens for a Visoflex offered on Ebay at >the moment. I can imagine this length would be useful for some of the >outdoor daylight activities I photograph in the summer, where the 5.6 >aperture would not be too big a disadvantage (except for viewing >brightness, of course.) Does anyone have any experience with this >lens? I assume, of course, that it's not up to current Telyt standards >for resolution or contrast, but it won't cost like one either, and I >have the impression that the Killfit lenses generally were pretty good >for their day. OTOH, if this one is known to be a coke bottle lens, I'd >appreciate knowing about that. I have owned several, and have used them extensively. Optically, they are close to the optical quality of the 4.8/280 Telyt-V. Mechanically, the Telyt is much stronger. The 5.6/300 Kilfitt lenses normally sell for around $100 to $200. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!