Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Take a look at the Colorfoto website to see their review of 300mm class lenses. The 280/4.0 was the overall winner.</P> <P><A href="http://www.colorfoto.de/d/10487">http://www.colorfoto.de/d/10487</A></P> <P>Best wishes</P> <P>Dan States, Grand Forks ND<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <GREGJ.LORENZO@SHAW.CA> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <DIV></DIV>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Leica] 280 APO questions... <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 10:43:45 -0700 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Marc Attinasi wrote in part: <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>> I'd like to invest in some long glass that I have always wanted. <DIV></DIV>>> <DIV></DIV>>>Does anyone know about the performance of the 280 APO 2.8, with and <DIV></DIV>>>without the APO 1.4x converter? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hi Marc, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I have this lens and the performance is absolutely on par with the <DIV></DIV>>best of Leica's current glass (R or M). Ted Grant apparently uses <DIV></DIV>>this lens hand-held but I find it just too heavy and only use it <DIV></DIV>>with support. Coincidentally I just received a 1.4 APO Extender less <DIV></DIV>>than 48 hours ago and so have only mounted it on the lens. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>If you do purchase this lens be very careful to support the camera <DIV></DIV>>and lens when mounted primarily with the lens. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Regards, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Greg <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>-- <DIV></DIV>>To unsubscribe, see <DIV></DIV>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Tired of spam? Get <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMMENUS/2734">advanced junk mail protection</a> with MSN 8.</html> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html