Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> Justin Viiret <jviiret@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08013101sigma250500.asp> >> >> DPReview says this is the ultimate wildlife lens? Only if the >> photographer >> never ventures more than 100 ft beyond his SUV. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > > >Like you wouldn't KILL for it Doug! > much too big and heavy, would be of very limited use to me. Likewise the DOF at full aperture will be much too skinny. Even the f/6.8 Telyts' DOF is skimpy. Scrambling up & down mountains, crashing through dense brush, all-day hikes at altitude... I need something a little more portable and less tripod-dependent. Doug Herr Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com