Re: Tree Huggers ... Part 1

  • From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:36:33 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Mark Bohrer <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The Canon 2X I use is the APO model, with either EOS 1D mark II or 20D. 

> I don't use either 400mm f/4 DO IS or 500mm f/4L IS wide open with the EF 
> 2X II because the image quality is usually pretty marginal.

There's a reason some people shell out the bucks for the Leica stuff ... my 
tests of the Leica 2x APO show a small loss of image quality with most lenses, 
the sole exception being a non-Leica lens, which had a more significant loss.


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

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