Re: another Turkey

on 5/30/04 8:38 PM, Ted Grant at tedgrant@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Doug Herr showed his talent once again. :-)
>> Subject: another Turkey
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/witu10.html<<<<<
> 
> Hi Doug,
> Damn yer good!!!! :-)  I could never get the critter to sit still long
> enough to get a "portrait" like this.
> 
> I just realized you are using the f4.0 280 and not the f 2.8 280 that I have
> since 1984. Do I assume the f 4.0 is lighter for work in the bush?
> 
> And I'll also assume the 1.4 & 2X extenders work equally as well with it as
> they do on the 2.8? Or do you use either with it?
> 
> ted
> 

Ted, thanks for the compliment.  I chose the f/4 lens over the f/2.8 lens
for several reasons: weight, bulk, and cost.  I wanted to be able to carry
the lens all day and have space in my backpack for lunch, rain gear, and the
like.

I haven't used it with either extender yet.  I'm thinking the 1.4x would be
handy to get me ~400mm f/5.6.  Leica sez either extender will work fine with
this lens.  I have a friend with the 1.4x extender who would gladly loan it
to me if I asked but in order to use it on my SL I'd have to send it to DAG
for modification.  Fortunately my friend has re-discoverd the joys of the SL
and will soon be sending it to DAG himself.

I like working closer to the critters than many wildlife photogs do - as
long as the animal's not going to eat, trample or gore me - so the extreme
focal lengths don't interest me much, particularly in dense brush where I
can't see beyond 30' and smaller is less likely to get caught in the brush.

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



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