Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
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At 10:21 PM -0800 3/8/02, Henry Ting wrote:
>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,
The 400/6.8 can be had quite inexpensively (especially considering
the rest of the Leica R range), and is a wonderfully handling lens
for fast moving subjects. I've shot birds in flight at close to
minimum focus distance with the one I used to have, and even the
latest AF isn't good for that. If you've got the money for a Leica
tele zoom, you've got the money for a 400/6.8.
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