[LRflex] Re: Return to Terribly OT - Zeiss TeleTessar 4/300
- From: bob palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:48:13 -0500
Douglas -
Looks like this one's a keeper....
By the way, I'm thinking that a lot of the stuff I shoot with the Telyt
would look better if I used a three-legger instead of a stick. What's
the favorite really-really-light-but-surprisingly-affordable
tripod-head combo these days??
Bob Palmieri
On Jul 17, 2006, at 2:27 AM, Douglas Sharp and Bob Shaw wrote:
> 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
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