[Leica] LONG Glass from Canon, Nikon and Leica ... or Anyone's glass/camera

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I use the 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor now on my D200 giving me an effective 450mm.
Its my only lens I've ever had with a tripod ring on it.
I got it for just over a hundred bucks a couple of years ago in the used
case in Pro Photo Portland.

I also do have a way of shooting 300; or 450 whatever the case may be I'd
gotten a 
AF Zoom- NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G AFD ED  five years ago for $250 its
solid enough for a consumer nikon lens but the old 4.5 300 is a hammer. A
hockey puck of a lens. Usable wide open with no consternation.

This one has been replaced with an VR Veritable Reality version.
With AF-S
And IF focuses internally.
Using the Stanislavsky system.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Edward J Caliguri <ejcaliguri@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:46:19 +0000 (UTC)
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] LONG Glass from Canon, Nikon and Leica ... or Anyone's
> glass/camera
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks Doug! I use the 400 6.8 Telyt extensively (beside the 'Modern' 
> Modular
> System), and the 560 6.8 --- to the 800 6.8, that I eventually sold.
> 
> 
> 
> My favorite non- Leica wildlife lenses are the Novoflex 400mm f/5.6
> follow-focus. ?These first two are on film with an older Novoflex and a
> Nikon FTN camera:
> 
> 
> Doug - Yes, THIS IS a great lens. Good Contrast AND sharpness. That Grizzly
> looks as if he is going to jump right out at you!
> 
> http :// wildlightphoto .com/mammals/carnivores/grbe00. html
> 
> 
> 
> These four are with the later three-My favorite non- Leica wildlife lensexs
> are the Novoflex 400mm f/5.6 follow-focus. ?These first two are on film 
> with
> an older Novoflex and element T-Noflexar on the R8 with DMR :
> 
> 
> Good Glass - But not as good overall, I think, as the Novoflex Follow 
> Focus.
> Great action shot of Anna's with nice Bokeh
> 
> http :// www . wildlightphoto .com/birds/ trochilidae /anhu03. html
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> 
> I also used an older 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor on the Nikon FTN for several years:
> 
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> 
> I had this lens as well on an F2; I thought it was ok , but disliked the 
> Bokeh
> , and felt it lost detail in the highlight areas regardless of film type 
> used
> - so I attributed this phenomenon to the glass. Could be me though! :-) 
> Canada
> Goose shot is great; just what this lens was good for (now I use the 280 
> Leica
> F 4.0 Telyt -- WOW!)
> http :// www . wildlightphoto .com/birds/ anatidae /cago00. html
> 
> 
> and I even used a 500mm Reflex- Nikkor for a year or so:
> 
> 
> Nice catch of Acorn Woodpecker; and the 'Donuts' are even OK here, but I
> always felt that the lost contrast in mirror lenses was -is-?their 
> downfall -
> but they are small and fun!
> 
> http :// www . wildlightphoto .com/birds/ picidae /acwo01. html
> 
> 
> 
> And I am playing with an SL2 MOT with the HEAVY Motor now, just for the 
> fun of
> 'pure manual focus delight' -that screen IS great!- using Ektar 100 and 
> some
> of the longer APO Leica Glass. I will have to have them scanned and post 
> 'em !
> And JUST got a DMR /R9 up and running, so those will be easy to go to web 
> for
> me. 
> 
> 
> 
> But you are correct -? Any camera/lens combo can be used to take a great
> nature photo! 
> 
> 
> 
> Edward 
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