Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/04

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Subject: [Leica] Leica S2 for wildlife
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:19:07 -0700
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I believe you're right. The photo with the M in the lenshood shows 
the relative size; the opening isn't over 40cm but closer to 30cm.

The Zeiss 1700mm for Hasselblad is an f/4.




>I think it's a 5.6 not a 4.
>
>http://leicarumors.com/2008/12/11/the-most-expensive-lens-in-the-world-its-a-leica-of-course.aspx/
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>Leo Wesson
>Photographer/Videographer
>817.733.9157
>www.leowesson.com
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>On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> wrote:
>>  I like the photo of jim Lager standing behind the lens.  It was a great
>>  trip.
>>
>>  Bill Grimwood
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org
>>  [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Henning
>>  Wulff
>>  Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 8:22 PM
>>  To: Leica Users Group
>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S2 for wildlife
>>
>>  I think this might do the trick for wildlife:
>>
>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/L1001337.jpg.html
>>
>>  If you can afford the lens, having Leica change the mount from R to S
>>  would be a minor item, and the lens certainly has the coverage.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  At 4:09 PM +0800 4/3/11, H&ECummer wrote:
>>>>   Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 20:47:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>>>>   From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>>>>   Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S2
>>>>   To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>
>>>>   Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   It looks as if it fits your hands quite well, Howard.
>>>>
>>>>   I want to believe it would fit my hands too ;)
>>>>
>>>>   Doug Herr
>>>>   Birdman of Sacramento
>>>>   http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>>
>>>Hi Doug,
>>>I bet it would fit your hands just fine too. What would you need for
>>>a wild life telephoto on that size sensor?
>>>And I wonder how much it would cost - still O beating heart!!
>>>Congrats on the show - it sounds quite wonderful.
>>>Cheers
>>>Howard
>>>
>>  --
>>
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       Henning J. Wulff
  Wulff Photography & Design
mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com
   http://www.archiphoto.com
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