[LRflex] Re: My father-in-law's new
- From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:01:27 -0500 (EST)
Aram Langhans
>My father-in-law has been asking about extending his lens range by getting a
>zoom that goes up to 500mm. His range ends at 200mm now. He is 86 years
>old and lugs around his Nikon D300 , tripod and two or three lenses when we
>go on trails in Yosemite, Arches, and all sorts of places.
If he's serious about getting a lens in that range and manual focus (or focus
confirmation) is OK the 560mm f/6.8 Telyt is just about the lightest one I know
of, costs less than US $1,000, can be easily leitax'ed and can produce
excellent results. My US $0.02 worth.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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