Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/29

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Subject: [Leica] Quasi-PAW Elmarit-RAW 180mmf/2.8 on Canon EOS 10D
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Fri Oct 29 05:40:58 2004

on 10/28/04 10:26 PM, Karen Nakamura at mail@gpsy.com wrote:

> Everone remember the 180mm f/2.8 that Charles Hehl had for sale last
> week? Sometimes there's an advantage to having broadband as well as
> the time zone difference. I was the first bidder and Charles sent it
> to me immediately by EMS. It's a gorgeous lens and I didn't realize
> it came with the original box and warrantee card. It arrived last
> night and I immediately went over to Fujiya Camera and bought a Leica
> R lens to Canon EOS body adapter.
> 
> I took  the lens out on my lunch break today. The results were very
> nice, I think:
> 
> http://photoethnography.com/gallery/paw2004/index25.html
> 
> I agree with Doug Herr that this lens weighs a ton and a half. That's
> my only complaint. Oh, and Tina must have eagle eyes, I had problems
> focusing it accurately.
> 
> Karen
> 

It will be much easier to focus with an SL.

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




Replies: Reply from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Quasi-PAW Elmarit-RAW 180mmf/2.8 on Canon EOS 10D)
In reply to: Message from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] Quasi-PAW Elmarit-RAW 180mmf/2.8 on Canon EOS 10D)