Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/04

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Subject: [Leica] Leica S2 for wildlife
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:45:31 -0700
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I am assuming that for that price, it would come with a camera body, a car,
and a sherpa on call 24/7 to carry it. Or may be two sherpas.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
archiphoto.com>wrote:

> I believe you're right. The photo with the M in the lenshood shows the
> relative size; the opening isn't over 40cm but closer to 30cm.
>
> The Zeiss 1700mm for Hasselblad is an f/4.
>
>
>
>
>
>  I think it's a 5.6 not a 4.
>>
>>
>> http://leicarumors.com/2008/12/11/the-most-expensive-lens-in-the-world-its-a-leica-of-course.aspx/
>>
>>
>> Leo Wesson
>> Photographer/Videographer
>> 817.733.9157
>> www.leowesson.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  I like the photo of jim Lager standing behind the lens.  It was a great
>>>  trip.
>>>
>>>  Bill Grimwood
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>  From: lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org
>>>  [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Henning
>>>  Wulff
>>>  Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 8:22 PM
>>>  To: Leica Users Group
>>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S2 for wildlife
>>>
>>>  I think this might do the trick for wildlife:
>>>
>>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/L1001337.jpg.html
>>>
>>>  If you can afford the lens, having Leica change the mount from R to S
>>>  would be a minor item, and the lens certainly has the coverage.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  At 4:09 PM +0800 4/3/11, H&ECummer wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 20:47:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>>>>>  From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>>>>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S2
>>>>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>   It looks as if it fits your hands quite well, Howard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  I want to believe it would fit my hands too ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>  Doug Herr
>>>>>  Birdman of Sacramento
>>>>>  http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Doug,
>>>> I bet it would fit your hands just fine too. What would you need for
>>>> a wild life telephoto on that size sensor?
>>>> And I wonder how much it would cost - still O beating heart!!
>>>> Congrats on the show - it sounds quite wonderful.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Howard
>>>>
>>>>   --
>>>
>>>  --
>
>      Henning J. Wulff
>  Wulff Photography & Design
> mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com
>  http://www.archiphoto.com
>
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