Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:56 PM 11/25/2001, Larry Fuller wrote: > >I recently became the owner of a R3 with the standard 50mm lens. I'm >practicing with it (12-15 rolls a month), but am now interested in a >different lens. About 30% of my shots are around or in the house, or at >a motorcycle rally, with a range of approx.10 feet. The other 70 % are >shot in nature, with about half of that 70 % being landscapes (some at >considerable distance) and the other half being wildlife (maybe flowers >up close, maybe a hawk a hundred yards away). If I could only get one >more lens, what should it be? And if I could get two more lenses, what >would they be (same as the second plus another or two completely >different ones)? And what if I could get three?!? My total budget is >probably around $4,000, so one of those lens at $8-10,000 is out of the >question. Thanks for any help. > >Bo Fuller >Southern Calif > Bo, wildlife at 100 yards is a tough job even if you spend $4,000 on a single lens. If you really want those hawk photos, plan on spending LOTS of time figuring out how to get closer, even with a 400mm or 560mm lens. 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/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html