Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:06 PM 5/11/01 -0600, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote: > I'm not sure if this question has been asked here before but I would > appreciate receiving some informed opinions on the Telyt-R 350mm 4.8 > lens. > > Optical quality on its own and combined with the 2 times extender? > > Regards, > > Greg J. Lorenzo > Calgary, Alberta > Canada Greg I owned one of these lenses for a very short time only but was impressed with its optical quality - sharpness and contrast. It was excellent wide open. What persuaded me to sell it was the slowness of focusing in the near range and the minimum coverage when focused close - I think I would have ended up using the lens with a Macro adapter for what I wanted. I found the lens quick to focus from 70ft to infinity but too slow from 70ft down to its close focus. I also found the lens very heavy for hand holding which again was something I was hoping to be able to do. I never used the lens with a x2 extender. I'm glad I tried the glass but it just wasn't for me. Regards David