Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 20 August 2001, Daniel Bowdoin wrote: > > By the way, I don't think there was such thing as a Leitz R lens over > 180mm that was as fast as f2.8. The fastest R lens over 250mm was a > 350f4.8 Or you could go with the 250f4 :-) Not until the APO-Telyts. There have been 280mm and 400mmm f/2.8 APO-Telyts, and with the current modular APO telyts one can put together the same focal lenghts and aperture. > Or, if you had a strong > assistant, you could go with the 800/6.3. I have a vague memory of a > Leitz promotion for that lens where, if you bought a new one, they'd give > you a new VW beatle as a premium. It was a VW Fox. 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/