Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 16/12/00 7:43 AM, Mehrdad Sadat at m.sadat@verizon.net wrote: > thanks so much for your input, 1.9kg puts roughly about 4 lbs, that's kind > of heavy, do you hand hold this lens! I do, but my bi/triceps can only sustain the weight of this lens for no more than 30 minutes. Because the lens also requires its own straps, I find it way too clumsy to have the camera straps on at the same time. Because of this, I have now dedicated a spare R8 body, with Motor Drive and handstrap but no neck strap, for this lens. I must admit I bought the APO 70-180/2.8 because I figured I would enjoy owning this lens, not because I needed one. In practice, I find the VE 80-200/4.0 more useable and the results almost as good as that of the APO 70-180/2.8. The bigger lens, at $3,000, is three times as pricey as the lesser lens, but it is not three times as good. To get the most out of the APO lens, the limiting factor lies with the photographer's skill, and in my case, the lesser lens serves just as well. Regards, Joseph Joseph@yao.com