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It sure would be nice if Leica would get its head out of its collective chocolate wizway. I long for the time when Leica had the M and the SL, two cameras. I would be satisfied with the M and the S, but they have stagnated on the S and keep adding new cameras. What are they thinking!!!! Hell, Panasonic (isn't this the company that Leica collaborated with during the early auto-focus time and motorization of the SL) just released a 35mm model with 42.4MP. Why does Leica think that they know better than what the consumer wants/needs. Granted as the MP load gets larger so does the resulting picture pixels needing a faster computer, larger memory, bigger harddrives and resulting better software, but this is an inherit result of going digital. And they continue producing new cameras and lenses, but leave the S with a minor telephoto of 180mm touting about the excellence of their lenses, but relying on other manufacturers to produce longer lenses for them and they produce the sometimes inferior adapters to be able to use them. When I was on safari in Africa using my SL/MOT and my R4 I used my 400mm F6.8 Telyt almost exclusively on my cameras. There were only a couple of times I changed and used my 180mm f/2.8. Personally, I think that they at least owe the consumers a 400mm, which would be about a 300mm on a 35mm camera and maybe a 560mm giving S owners a chance of 400 equivalent for 35mm for their S systems. Granted, there probably would not be a lot of people lining up to buy them, but they would be there if wanted/needed. Cotton pick, if they could waste time and resources to make that long lens for the Arab sheikh, why can’t they find time for the rest of us. OK, I have vented have a great day. tllabron
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I have shot quite a bit with focal lengths from 150-700mm for cameras wth 24x36mm sensors. Most are with Canon and Nikon 70-200mm zoom lenses. The additional reach with the Leica 90-280mm lens would cover a lot of images made with assortment of extenders and other telpohoto lenses. The addtional reach of the telephoto Leica zoom is a significant feature of the SL system for me. Has anyone experience with longer telephotos (over 280mm) on the SL. How did they work out. https://www.flickr.com/photos/10100428@N07/albums Chuck Houston Texas & Friday Harbor Washington USA
