Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 10 February 2001, Gwpics@aol.com wrote: > > My hunt for a long telephoto continues and I have located 2 lenses at Ffordes > here in the UK. They are both 400mm f6.8 Telyt (one mint- and one Exc++) and > both around the £575 ($830) mark. Does anyone have any experience or opinions > of this lens. There is also a 2x converter at around the £300 ($435) mark. My > alternatives are more expensive combinations of either 250mm or 350mm plus a > converter if I want. > > Thanks! > > Gerry > Gerry, this lens is one of the great bargains among Leica lenses. I haven't used a teleconverter with it but I know of a few people who have (and still do) and they like the combination. You'll have to substitue a tripod for the shoulder stock but otherwise the image quality holds up well. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/