Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]you GUYS are really evil! t > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:38:51 -0800 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 400mm f/6.8 Macro-Telyt-R > > David Kieltyka wrote: >>> I've become quite fond of the beast actually. >> With the shoulder stock and a cable release I can handhold at 1/125th sec. >> with consistently good results and even at 1/60th provided I haven't just >> returned from the local Starbucks. This lens and a Leicaflex SL were made >> for each other IMO.<<<<< > > Hi Dave, > Now if you really want to put that 400mm puppy to work, get a motor on the > SL and the micro switch connection from pistol grip to motor and you'll pump > them out at 1/15 even after a Starbuck's! ;-) > > Get this kind of rig, pistol grip with micro switch and motor hooked to a > 400 or 560 it's an awesome rig and sharp as a cat's eye. Or even better, the > 280 2.8 and a 1.4 extender locked on first to the lens and it becomes a 400 > f 4.0. Now you go wild attach the 2x to the back of the 1.4 then lock-up the > body and man you're flying low at mach 2. > > You have in hand an 800mm f 8.0 and you can hand hold that mama and blast > away with beautiful images the likes you've never done before. :-) Oh and > Macro? Absolutely incredible, the likes you rarely see unless you do them. > ;-) > > It's cool! :-) Oh yeah and don't worry about anyone at Leica telling you it > can't be done or that you shouldn't do it, because they don't know anything > about shooting real-time! ;-) > > ted > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html