Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 06 February 2001, Gerry Walden wrote: > > I am thinking of adding a longer telephoto to my lens collection and my > options are a 350mm f4.4 or a 250mm f4 with a 2x tele extender. All of > the above are secondhand and none are apo. Does anyone have any views? > > Gerry If your choice ends up being the 250, look for the late model (E67, Germany, rotating tripod mount) and be prepared to pay for it. The early model (Series VIII, Canada) dosn't focus as close, the focus is much slower and the tripod mount is fixed. IMHO if you're sure you'll need something longer than the 250 I'd look for a 400 f/6.8 instead of 250 + 2x. For reviews of the 250 and 400, see: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt/LEICAR.HTM Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/