Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] an alternative to the 280mm f/4 APO
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:20:04 -0700
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Me too, for future reference.  Of course, you have to be as skilled as you 
are to achieve such results.

Aram

Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired  Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
 
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would ever have dared dream.?   James D. Watson

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Moore [mailto:jbmmllug at jbm.org] 
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 2:48 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] an alternative to the 280mm f/4 APO

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> 
wrote:
>
> example of the detail possible over most of the image area:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/temp/_DSC2699_crop.jpg

That is some serious birdie detail, and absent a direct comparison to the 
280 APO I don't see a thing wrong with it.  It also exhibits your usual 
excellent technique.

> M(240) owners who want a long lens without a major commitment of resources 
> would do well to look into this lens.
> It's not 280 APO quality but it's quite good and much more affordable.

Thanks for that tip;  I'll file it away just in case I even need a lens that 
long.



In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] an alternative to the 280mm f/4 APO)
Message from jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] an alternative to the 280mm f/4 APO)