msshea Posted June 6, 2015 Share #81 Posted June 6, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) For anyone who has a Canon 70-200 f/4 tripod collar, it fits perfectly on the 80-200 f/4. You just have to make sure the hinge fits over the red dot. Merrill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Hi msshea, Take a look here Leica R APO Telyt 180/3.4 vs. Leica R 80-200 F4. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
MarkP Posted June 6, 2015 Share #82 Posted June 6, 2015 Well I finally go the 4.0/80-200 Vario-Elmar-R Heard about the third-party tripod/cannibalised collars that but the tripod collar on the Leica R-M adapter works just fine for this lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted June 8, 2015 Share #83 Posted June 8, 2015 I'm very happy with the 80-200, it's just an awesome lens for the money. Here an example from the weekend, this is actually the in-camera JPG, yes, of course one could PP, but I think the result is still fully useful: Original jpg: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8833/18412526819_805ca73469_o_d.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted June 8, 2015 Share #84 Posted June 8, 2015 This is one with Telyt 180/3.4 + 2x tele extender at 5 to 6 meters distance. And with APS-C cropping! Jan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/220952-leica-r-apo-telyt-18034-vs-leica-r-80-200-f4/?do=findComment&comment=2830142'>More sharing options...
JohnF Posted June 14, 2015 Share #85 Posted June 14, 2015 I use the 180 APO f3.4 extensively for gigapanning with an Olympus E30. Mine is a tad battered and there are light scratches on the front element, but nothing like what was posted here. Yikes! Here's one down from the top of the Furka Pass in Switzerland (can't embed here, hence the link). Tad large at 4.6 gigapixels. Love using the Leica lens with the gigapan, as it gives really the best results of any of my lenses when you zoom into the deepest detail. It tops the Olympus 180 f2.8 and 300 f4.5, Vivitar Series 1 200 f3 and 600 f8 SolidCAT, Nikon 200 f4 and the Telyt-R 400 f6.8. http://gigapan.com/gigapans/141373 Here's the setup in action. https://plus.google.com/116036352376008071314/posts/SoHavqX9oKi That's a Manfrotto 028b with one of the large Manfrotto ball heads from back in my medium format (Pentax 67) days... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted June 19, 2015 Share #86 Posted June 19, 2015 Well done. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Boaz Posted March 22, 2016 Share #87 Posted March 22, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Excellent job, John! It looks like 180/3.4 APO was a perfect fit for your GigaPan set up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bailer Posted April 9, 2016 Share #88 Posted April 9, 2016 This is one with Telyt 180/3.4 + 2x tele extender at 5 to 6 meters distance. And with APS-C cropping! Jan 11459-chap+360mm-klein.jpg This one is also with Apo Telyt 3.4x180 Apo extender 2x adapted on a Sony Nex-6 at about 5 meters distance Peter from Switzerland Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/220952-leica-r-apo-telyt-18034-vs-leica-r-80-200-f4/?do=findComment&comment=3023490'>More sharing options...
Stefano Marangoni Posted April 12, 2016 Share #89 Posted April 12, 2016 Anyone can show me with some pictures how i can fit Canon tripod collar for 70-200 f4 on Vario Elmar 80-200 f4? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted April 13, 2016 Share #90 Posted April 13, 2016 I have 2 collars for my R lenses, Novoflex A-Stat and Canon look alike. Both had to be honed to give room to the bayonet release knob. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted April 14, 2016 Share #91 Posted April 14, 2016 I have used the latest version of the 80-200 F4 ROM a lot on the R8 and M240. The 180 3.4 is 'better' because the 80-200 is best between 100mm and 150mm in my opinion. A great lens none the less! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted June 13, 2016 Share #92 Posted June 13, 2016 I have used the latest version of the 80-200 F4 ROM a lot on the R8 and M240. The 180 3.4 is 'better' because the 80-200 is best between 100mm and 150mm in my opinion. A great lens none the less!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk And then, probably shot at infinity. I was never much impressed with it at close distances. Astounding on distant objects; 'sees' in the shadows where other lenses just make a mash of the darkness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted June 16, 2016 Share #93 Posted June 16, 2016 I am building a lens kit for landscape photography and I am trying to decide between the two mentioned telephoto lenses. I currently have the 35-70 Vario-Elmar. My thoughts so far. I use the 80-200 much more often than the 3.4/180 because of its flexibility. I like especially the long end because it is great for macro usage (ok. you need it only at infinity). It can be combined with a macro extender as well as the apo extender 2x . (one or the other, not both at the same time) The apo is probably sharper, but the zoom was good enough for what I need. (Check the MTFs, they are excellent for the zoom). I also often use the Contax 80-200 which is similar (and also great for macro) but has slightly different colours - very nice colours. And it is really cheap nowadays. O.K. I see, I forgot to mention that I am using them with a SL. There I can attach also Contax besides the "original" Leica R. This offers interesting new possibilities. The SL also offers excellent high ISO rendering, much better than film. So I can easily use a smaller aperture for landscape photography, if I am convinced the lens needs that. So the 80-200 is definitely good enough, even excellent, at the long end (135-200). Generally people know that no lens is as good wide-open as stopped down. This is simply physics. But many Leica fans still worry more about the performance wide-open than about finding the optimal aperture stop of a lens. (Maybe time to learn the unloved laws of physics rather than burning money for the most prestigious Apos or Asphs.) I guess for best resolution you use film at ISO64 or 100 or maybe 400 - is this correct ? With a digital body (e.g. SL) you can use ISO1000 or 2000 or even 4000 with very high quality - even more with a slight loss in quality. This allows to stop down quite a bit. (This is only true for the very newest generation of sensors, not for older equipment like DMR). This way some lenses with less prestigious aperture numbers, but with excellent quality when stopped down (e.g. with little distortion or vignetting) get a new life. (a second wind). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted June 16, 2016 Share #94 Posted June 16, 2016 Here the link from the wiki for the 80mm–200mm f/4 Vario-Elmar-R.pdf . Excellent quality (on paper ;-) at 180 or 200mm, especially when slightly stopped down. Definitely good enough for me or for the modern sensors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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