Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for making me smile, Aram! Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Dec 21, 2009, at 1:53 AM, Aram Langhans wrote: > My father-in-law has been asking about extending his lens range by getting > a zoom that goes up to 500mm. His range ends at 200mm now. He is 86 > years old and lugs around his Nikon D300 , tripod and two or three lenses > when we go on trails in Yosemite, Arches, and all sorts of places. It is > a bit heavy for him, but he won't let anyone help him. I think he is > afraid I will steal it. > > anyway, I sent him some information on a few brands of lenses in the range > he was looking at, along with the weight of them. 3-4 pounds. Then I > came across the Sigma 200-500 f-2.8 APO EX DG Ultra Telephoto and sent him > this: > http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-200-500-Ultra-Telephoto-Nikon-Cameras/dp/B0013DAPNU > > Note the weight (35 lbs) and cost (29K). I did not hear from him for a > few days, then he sent me this photo of is NEW LENS. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/Telephoto+Take+2-9.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/y9ey96a > > > I did not know, even after 35 years of marriage to his daughter, that he > had this sense of humor. He said it was much cheaper to build his own > than buy the one I sent him. > > Doug, could you use one like this? I am sure he would build you one, too. > > Aram > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >