[LRflex] Re: Big lens on an R9

  • From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:43:25 -0500

I use the SL 2x [non-auto] and it does get a bit dim, but with a ground 
glass screen it's ok.
It has decent performance with my second version 250.




>From: Jonathan Lee <jlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Big lens on an R9
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:43:06 -0400
>
>I don;t really want to use the extender.  Since my 250 Telyt
>performance is decent but not stellar, I would think that the 2X
>extended version would be only so-so in terms of image quality.  Plus
>f8 is pretty dark in the finder.
>
>I just saw this:
>www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/Pentax-800mm.shtml.  I think
>I can work out something like this for my 500mm and 1000mm telescopes
>
>Jonathan
>
>
>On 11-Oct-06, at 3:02 PM, William Abbott wrote:
>
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > That other lens might be a 2X-Extender; it will cost you 2 stops but
> > you know where the ISO adjustment is on the DMR.
> >
> > All best wishes,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Oct 11, 2006, at 9:24 AM, Jonathan Lee wrote:
> >
> >> Alternatively I could just buy another Leica lens.
> >
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