Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Doug. I still hold the belief that wildlife photography can get astronomically expensive, especially for non-pros like me. It's one discipline that you really need the teles and the super-teles for capturing the images we are after. Perhaps I should roam within the city confines of our zoos until I get a hang of it before investing into these exotic lens. These lens, being so specialized are never cheap, nor do they demand a higher price when one wants to sell them because the demand comes only from a very niche group of pros. I'll for sure search for a zoom first. - --- Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 3/8/02 8:23 PM, Henry Ting at > henryting10@yahoo.com wrote: > > > > > Question for the Birdman.... > > For someone just starting to buildup a Leica R > outfit > > with the intend of shooting wildlife (birds, > florals > > etc), which tele length would you recommend as a > start > > ? Or for all practical reasons, would you > recommend > > the zoom lens. > > > > I won't recommend anything I haven't used so I won't > recommend a zoom. The > Wolfman of Nova Scotia (Robert Stevens) should be > able to tell you about the > 105-280. > > I find a 280-ish lens to be handy for larger > wildlife in dense brush or > other areas with restricted visibility, though if I > were after some of the > largest critters I sure wouldn't go looking for 'em > in dense brush. Most > wildlife photography begins at 400mm and the long > end is limited by > atmospheric disturbances, technique and your wallet. > I typically try to use > shorter focal lengths than many wildlife > photographers, relying on getting > to know the animals (and letting them get to know > me) rather than > overpowering their flight distance with a big lens. > > For florals I find the 60mm macro lens too short for > two reasons: I cast a > shadow on my subjects and the background includes > too much stuff. The 100 > APO is fantastic because of its unbelievable optical > performance, the > greater working distance, and the ability to > unclutter backgrounds using its > more limited field of view. I've also put a whole > stack of extension tubes > on the 400mm f/6.8 Telyt for floral and insect > photos. This lens works well > assuming good technique. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html