--- Chris Birchenhall <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A local dealer let me try out a 3-cam 180 Apo f3.4. > I took it out on my SL2. > Yes it is a sharp lens, but you have to control > contrast or use it where > contrast is not too demanding or high contrast helps > with the photograph? > Here is one of my first shots on Superia 400, yes a > common bird shot (wrong > group I know!); it was a dull day but the contrast > here is in my view too > high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/7180494@N02/440574535/in/photostream/ > > Here is a simple detail from a canal boat; here the > contrast helps: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/7180494@N02/440574541/in/photostream/ > > Needless to say I bought the lens! > > Here one taken with the R8 and Velvia 50 where I > have exploited the contrast > - I am a sucker for cloudscapes: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/7180494@N02/440574545/in/photostream/ > > I am wondering if this lens is not best for B&W? I > will want to compare it > to the 80-200 f4 (with the latter at its 200 end). I > don't have a Nikon 200 > to compare. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: FreeLists Mailing List Manager > [mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 31 March 2007 07:15 > To: leicareflex digest users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Howard Cummer <cummer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [LRflex] Leica 180 APO versus Nikkor 200 > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:29:51 +0800 > > Dear Flavio, > In my experience the 180 APO is better - no question > - in terms of > contrast, picture detail and colour rendition - but > sometimes you > want something a little longer - and that is where > the 200 comes in. > It is a very good lens in its own right but not in > the same league as > the 180 APO. > Cheers > Howard > On 30 Mar 2007, at 2:14 PM, FreeLists Mailing List > Manager wrote: > > Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:52:47 +0200 > > From: "FLAVIO GORI" <flaviogori@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Preparing for the Rugby 7's > > > > Howard, > > I also use an Apo Telyt 180 Apo with my R4s and > previuosly with > > SL2. In my > > experience (since 1985) it is one the very (very) > best example of > > optics, > > especially (though not only) in the red region. > > What is your opinion, also comparing with your > Nikkor 200? Any one > > is using > > Apo Telyt AND Grenoble 400 mm? Any report would be > greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Flavio > > > > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/