Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene, I have had Leica 280 f2.8, 400 & 560 f6.8 for some time. The 500 f4 Canon is newish. I will do more checks - so far I was more impressed than I expected to be. cheers Frank PS it is sunny but cool in Barcelona, one of my favourite places. Unfortunately I don't have 1 spare minute to do anything but work (finished at 1.30am yesterday. > from: grduprey@rockwellcollins.com > date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 14:37:41 > to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R lens question > > > > > > Frank > > I'll bet Barcelona is nicer than Cedar Rapids right now. ;-) > > I did the comparison years ago when George Lepp of Outdoor Photography had > a work shop in Dallas. The work shop was sponsored by Canon - Big Surprise > - So I got to play with all of the EOS-1 cameras and lenses. I will say I > love the fast super teles for convenience and easy visualization when > compared to the slower Telyt. I went home thinking of how I could convince > my wife I needed to buy the 280/2.8 from Leica. ;-) Didn't Work, Darn. ;-( > As a after note, George was quite impressed with the size of the 560, it is > a long optic. > > Gene > > > > > frank.dernie@btinternet.com > Sent by: To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > owner-leica-users@mejac.palo cc: > -alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R lens question > > > 02/04/2004 05:03 AM > Please respond to > leica-users > > > > > > > That is interesting, I have not compared the 560 f6.8 I shall do so when I > get home - I am in Barcelona on business at the moment. > Frank > > > from: grduprey@rockwellcollins.com > > date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 18:38:40 > > to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R lens question > > > > > > > > > > > > I compared the Canon 500/4 to my 560/6.8 Telyt and there was no > comparison > > the 560 won easily, my wife's opinion, by the way without knowing which > was > > which. > > > > Gene > > > > > > > > > > > Frank Dernie > > > <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com To: > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: Re: > [Leica] Leica R lens question > > owner-leica-users@mejac.palo > > > -alto.ca.us > > > > > > > > > 02/02/2004 07:46 PM > > > Please respond to > > > leica-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I became a little disappointed by my 280 f2,8 after I treated myself to > > a 500 f4 Canon. I know it is much more recent but it is very noticeably > > superior in sharpness and boke. > > Frank > > > > On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 09:21 pm, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For me the 90/2.8 Elmarit, the 560/6.8 are excellent. I would also > > > have to > > > say the 100/2.8 Macro, and the 280/2.8 are at the top of the list. > > > > > > Gene > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > 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