Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/12

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Subject: [Leica] RE: attention wildlife photog's!
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Tue Sep 12 20:24:18 2006
References: <001201c6d6c9$ec092270$6501a8c0@asus930>

On Sep 12, 2006, at 5:16 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> But Doug, you could stay home and shoot wildlife in the next province
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org  
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf  
> Of
> telyt@earthlink.net
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 September 2006 00:32
> To: leica@freelists.org; lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] RE: attention wildlife photog's!
>
> Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>> If you were never happy with Leica's long teles, here's an  
>> alternative -
>>
> http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/ 
> 8baac109cb80bddfc12571e
> 100393a1b
>>
>> Keep in mind the black dot to the right is a Hassy.
>
> LOL!  Perhaps Zeiss' client forgot about heat waves and the fact that
> animals move.  Is an SUV included?  Leitz included a VW Fox with the  
> 800mm
> f/6.3
>

probably true - and the 'next province' is British Columbia, about 1000  
miles north of here.

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


In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] RE: attention wildlife photog's!)