Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the opportunity to shoot with the new Canon 400mm IS diffraction element lens today. Wow. 4.3 pounds for a 400mm F4.0 lens. To find out what it could do I shot a few frames at 3.5 meters which is the close focusing point. The exposure was at F4.0 at 1/8 sec. The stabilizer at position 2 which is for panning, in other words not optimized for a portrait. I think you will find it's quality for a completely hand held shot at 1/8 pretty amazing considering there was a challenge for a 50mm at 1/4 sec. The URL is http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=514596 No, its not a Leica, but it is at the limit of optical performance. Don Dory dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html