[Leica] 560MM leica lens

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Henning Wulff offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] 560MM leica lens

> The f/6.8 versions weigh a lot less, and are much easier to handle because 
> of that and the slide focussing IMO. Some people like the Televit or 
> Focorapid focussing better, but the slide focussing is fast and positive 
> with a bit of practice. My hit rate shooting birds in flight is a lot 
> better with the 400/6.8 than with any autofocus lens I've used to date.

Hi Henning!

How true! Shooting moving subjects it's a wonderful fast operating lens with 
the slide focus. And certainly the pistol grip shutter release because you 
handle it just like a "machine gun pistol" with the electric release wired 
to camera tripping the shutter!"

That doesn't mean one shoots a zillion motor frames, it means it's hardly a 
twitch of the index finger and the shutter is fired almost without thought. 
Certainly an infinitesimal amount of physical action in catching a fast 
moving athlete at the Olympics!  Or birds in flight!

And that means both the 400mm and the 560mm! Best part? No weight problem 
and you can shoot all day without your arms feeling like they're going to 
come out of the shoulder sockets at the end of the day.  Certainly no need 
for tripod.... unless it is a tripod required time exposure?

cheers,
ted