Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: OT What a prosumer camera is
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:48:16 -0700

on 8/18/03 9:16 PM, Eric Welch at eric@jphotog.com wrote:

> One time I had to chase down a butterfly which was migrating through
> the area. The only way to get it was with my 70-180 2.8 Vario APO. They
> were skittish little critters. I couldn't get very close to it. And so
> I had to crop extremely into the frame. And it ran pretty large. So
> lots of info in the negative paid off. (Fujicolor 100)

OTOH a 400mm Telyt would have been a more appropriate tool - especially with
the 60mm extension tube.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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