I can vouch for the technique of stacking the 1.4x and 2x with the 180 Summicron! Gives a 500 5.6 on film, which would make a1000mm f/5.6 on Silicon!!!! Does the Pana Lumix also give Focus Confirmation with R lenses and an adapter?? Tom --- David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Xavier wrote: > > >For those willing to be convinced: > > > >http://www.summilux.net/documents/PromoDigilux3-Ete2007.pdf > > > >It is true that the long telephoto added to the > focus confirmation off the > >body with the version 2.0 is tempting. > > > Add a 2x converter, and you've effectively got a > 720mm f4! Wow! > > Or use Ted Grant's "patented" 2x and 1.4x converters > together to > (effectively) get a 1000mm f5.6 lens!!! Double > Wow!!! > > I had understood that the 180 Summi was no longer > being produced, due > to slow sales. It seems, with this offer, they > might just clean out > the warehouse! > > It's supposed to be a very good lens (no surprise > there!) > > Cheers! > > > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/