Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 11/30/03 8:37 AM, Timothy Mitchell at timothy.timothymitchell@verizon.net wrote: > Hello all, > > I am looking for a low cost telephoto lens for my R3 Mot Leica. On > ebay, there is a new Phonenix/Samyang 500mm Lens. The profile says > it's for Leica R/Leica Flex. It only costs $109. Is this worth > bidding for? > > Thanks for your help. > > Timothy Mitchell > > I think you'd be better off with a Spiraton Plura-coat 400mm f/6.3. They can be found on ebay and they'll often sell for under $100. You'll also need a Leica-R T-mount adapter, about $20. If the t-mount adapter has a nul cam your metering will work fine. If not you may need to apply some exposure compensation; for example the R4s and R4sP need +1.5 stops compensation when used with anything that doesn't have the 3rd nul cam. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html