Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm embarrassed to admit that my first posting to this list is about the OTHER sort of Leica -- the . . er. . . um . . . R Leica; but I have a problem. I have a 2 1/2 year-old daughter. She's not the problem but she loves birds and images of birds. That's a problem because I don't own a lens longer than 180mm (f/4). When I've had the good luck to photograph birds who were willing to perch within 15 feet, she loved it. We've done Mallards and seagulls, robins, bluejays, blackbirds, and occasionally other birds who were careless and came within range. (Her favorite bird is a Great Horned Owl but we haven't found a nest yet). I want to extend the range of my lenses. I'm considering two options: buy a 400mm or 2X tele-extender. Which would you recommend? The 400 TELYT 6.8 is likely to be a little more expensive than the 2X and I assume it would be somewhat more stable with a shoulder stock and grip. Photographically I assume the 400 might be somewhat better than the 2X, but I don't know. Apparently the 2X (non-Apochromatic) was designed as a good match for the f/4 180. What do you think? Which would you recommend. Thanks very much. Gib Robinson