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 5:47 PM, Mike Durling at durling@cox.net wrote: > Is this the famous lens that was advertised as "the girl watcher lens" > in all of the magazines years ago? > > I always assumed that they were no good. > > Mike D > >> >> 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 > > Optically they're pretty good, and mechanically adequate. The minimum focus distance is kind of long, flare control is probably a bit weak and the handling is nothing like a Telyt but for someone who wants to try a long lens before committing big bucks it will do fine. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html