Hello Bob, I'll be taking it on 3 weeks holiday to the North of England at the end=20 of the week, so I'll know soon. thanks for looking Douglas Robert O. SHAW wrote: >Douglas: > >Speaking from experience using Contax RX and RTS II with that particular= =20 >lens; by all means DO use a tripod. > >When the results come back, be sure to be seated and strapped in when yo= u=20 >view your slides or prints with the 300 f4 and a tripod. > >You will see things in the distance that just weren't there in the=20 >viewfinder. > >Enjoy the Toy! > > >MFG, Bob in Seattle > > > =20 > >>From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> >>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [LRflex] Return to Terribly OT - Zeiss TeleTessar 4/300 >>Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:29:57 +0200 >> >>Hello all, >>Pressure of work has finally settled down a bit and I#ve had time to >>play with my 4/300mm Zeiss. >>Shot out of the office window, hand held at 1/2000, Canon20D at ISO >>equivalent 400, lens aperture set at f4 - some heat haze - subject >>distance about 200 - 250 meters. >>1 full frame and a full size crop out of the lower centre. >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_4168_edited_2 >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_4168_edited_2_copy >> >>I'm reasonably impressed (not excited yet) - it seems to be a very >>usable lens and has excellent ergonomics, and, although it has nothing >>whatever to do with performance, I think it looks good too. >>I can see a little purple fringing on the bike crossbar, but I think >>this is a similar effect to what David Young had on his Heron shot, and= >>maybe I should have put it on a tripod too. I managed to get the asking= >>price reduced so I'm keeping it, more tests with other apertures when I= >>get around to it.. >>Let me know what you think. >>cheers >>Douglas >> >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> =20 >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee=AE= =20 >Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3D3963 > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > =20 > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/