Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 400 2.8 vs Canon 500 f4, Leica 280 vs Canon 300
From: "Gary D. Whalen" <whalen@circle.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:02:57 -0400

Peter,
    I didn't mean to imply that the lenses did not work with a tripod, I merely
ment to state that the IS did not work with a tripod.  However,  these lenses
are so heavy you have to use a tripod so my main point was that there is no
reason to buy them if you can't us the IS function while the lense is sitting on
a tripod.

    My real question is image quality.

    Gary

Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> Gary,
> Why wouldn't the original lenses work with tripods?  Just flip the swicth
> and shut off IS and its a regular lens.
> Peter K
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Gary D. Whalen[SMTP:whalen@circle.net]
> > Reply To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Sent:         Wednesday, August 18, 1999 9:57 AM
> > To:   leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject:      Re: [Leica] Leica 400 2.8 vs Canon 500 f4, Leica 280 vs
> > Canon 300
> >
> > Robert,
> >     Thanks for your input.  I definitely WANT to go with Leica but the new
> > Canon
> > IS lenses DO work with a tripod.  This is an improvement over the original
> > IS
> > lenses because you are correct, they did not work with tripods.  The fact
> > that
> > they now work with tripods is one of the reasons I am considering them.
> > That and
> > the weight and $$$$.
> >
> > Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> >
> >