Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard asked: > How small are those things? Beak to tail, they're about 8" in length. > 800mm focal length? Yup. The Telyt 400/6.8 is a light, easy to use, fast to focus lens. I wouldn't trade it for anybodys autofocus model. My 2x is an older, SL version, which vignettes with the Telyt... but using the Canon, the vignetting is outside it's smaller APS-C sensor, the results are close to textbook perfect! (BTW: the newer, APO 2x converter does not vignette with the Telyt.) > That 1600 ISO image is so clean. Canon really is doing a great job on > them... I've been very pleased with the results at ISO 1600. At ISO 3200, the noise increases, noticeably, and the colour rendition is not as good. But ISO 400 and ISO 1600 are extremely hard to tell apart. And the higher ISO is terrific, when the Telyt w/2x converter is f13.6 wide open! It allows me to have many fewer good shots spoiled by camera shake, compared to the R8 w/ISO 400 film. I use a monopod, where I can, but the shoulder stock is good enough that many shots can be made without one. Here are three: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/bear-1.htm http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/juvenile.htm http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/taking_flight.htm Thanks for looking! -- David Young, Logan Lake, BC CANADA. Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm