Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil Forrest wrote: >>> How is the quality of this optic? Good, I'm sure but is it worth losing the convenience of metering wide open on a Nikon body? <<< There are two versions of the 250mm f/4 Telyt. The version that you will find most often is the early very heavy model with a fixed tripod mount and long minimum focus distance. I have not used this version; I used the later model with is smaller, lighter, has a much closer minimum focus distance, and a rotating tripod mount. Optically it's good, but for the way I work the lack of auto diaphragm is a real problem. If I were using Nikon bodies I'd use a Nikon 300mm ED-IF instead of adapting a non-APO Leica lens and losing the auto-diaphragm. If it were an APO lens that's another story, and another price range. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com