Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, I have an old 2X, without APO though. No motor drive yet, but if I'm good and hint-a-lot maybe I'll get lucky and Santa will bring one down the chimney this Xmas. We do have some Leica M equipment turn up here from time to time in the wild west but R stuff is much rarer. I am thinking of heading out Vancouver way for the fall camera show on November 26th if I can get away (I have to be in Toronto on the 28th). How you ever attended this show? I believe its in an old armory downtown. Regards, Greg Ted Grant wrote: > > Greg J. Lorenzo wrote: > > >>My 1st Generation f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R Lens...has finally arrived! > Due to a prior commitment tonight my first use will have to wait until > tomorrow. My impressions so far: > > This thing is one MASSIVE, GIGANTIC and TITANIC chunk of glass. It came with > ND and a PL filters which the kids remarked are the size of dinner > plates. Has anyone shot with this lens handheld or dropped it on their > foot?<< > > Hi Greg, > Hand holding is a piece of cake, just takes a bit of practice and if you > have a motor drive on your R get the Leica tubular shoulder brace that fit > the old 400 6.8 with pistol grip. Then get the micro switch that mounts in > the pistol grip with a wire connection to the motor and away you go like > crazy. > > You'll be able to hand hold the works at 1/15th no sweat! :-) I've used mine > hand held more times since 1984 when it arrived in the world than it's spent > time on monopod or tripod. > > Then the next two items you need "right away!" :-) Sorry three, one is lots > of money! ;-) Then the 1.4 and 2X extenders and you're really laughing > because then you make the 280 into a 400 f.4 with the 1.4, or using the 2X > you have a 560 5.6. Or the really big jump, mount the 1.4 to the lens, then > lock the 2X on to that, then lock it all onto the camera and you have.... > 800mm f.8.... hand holdable! Man it's wild goose shooting time. ;-) > > Of course if you have the shoulder brace man you can shoot 800mm images like > they're going out of style and amaze your wife, kids and friends with the > incredible images you'll bring home. :-) > > Relax and use the 280 lots and soon you'll be handle it like a normal lens > it'll be so easy. > > I'm going to add one other little item you might look at to use with it > ......... > > The Leica R macro adapter, using it changes the complete focusing range and > just another way of doing pictures completely different. Then throw on the > 1.4 with the macro adapter and you've got the incredible "close-up 400 mm > macro lens!" :-) Get daring and use it with the 2X it begins to get wild > and when you do it with the whole rig, lens, 1.4, 2X and macro it's a nats > eye at 100 yards. ;-) And a collection of really different and exciting > photographs. > > Just have fun as the only thing holding you back will be your imagination, > so let it go wild ! > ted > > PS: > Never dropped it on my foot but had an accident during the Barcelona '92 > Olympics and dropped a 400 2.8 on the 280 and the repair bill was $1600. and > change. Fortunately insurance paid for it. > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html