ferdinand Posted April 13, 2016 Share #101 Posted April 13, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Canon 4,0/70-200 IS is a very good lens but this seagull is out of focus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Hi ferdinand, Take a look here APO Telyt 280 f/4 - R prices. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Peter Bailer Posted April 13, 2016 Share #102 Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Hi Pete, thank you for your comment. Here is a picture of a sea gull I took approx. two weeks ago. (Using a 70-200/4.0 IS from Canon), I am sure that I will never be able to do similar with the APO-Telyt: A flying seagull will be difficult to catch with the APO 4x280 without having autofocus. I use the Apo 4x280 on my R8-DMR. Due to the design of inner focus it takes only mm's to get things sharp, but then it is sharp. Objects at infinity are not at the very end of the focusing ring. regards Peter Edited April 13, 2016 by Peter Bailer Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted April 13, 2016 Share #103 Posted April 13, 2016 I just don't know what to do with it. I'm barely able to get a sharp (but VERY!! sharp) image using a tripod and patience. But I currently like taking pictures of sea gulls, horses, people and other stuff that moves around. I find the sensor stabilization and viewfinder magnification features of mirrorless cameras like the Sony a7II are very handy for making sharp photos with this lens. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachti Posted April 14, 2016 Share #104 Posted April 14, 2016 Ah, oh! My seagull is not that far out of focus. But yes, there are better ones. The image further is only a small part of the original image (because I was not allowed to upload the full thing here). My neighbour, a photographer, laughed at me using the 5D. He told me that this Sony thing would be exactly what I want. But now I have the Canon hardware including some lenses and R adapters. I like the 5D but have to admit that the viewfinder features of those mirrorless cameras (my neighbour uses two, but not Sony) could come handy when using manual lenses... @wildlightphoto:This brings back the thougts that it could someday be a bad idea having given away the lens.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted April 14, 2016 Share #105 Posted April 14, 2016 @wildlightphoto: This brings back the thougts that it could someday be a bad idea having given away the lens.... Very few people who have used the 280/4 APO much would willingly part with it. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachti Posted April 14, 2016 Share #106 Posted April 14, 2016 Ok, I'll probably keep it. Perhaps give it a clean at Wetzlar and then.... let's see... Seagulls and horses to be portrayed using the Canon 70-200/4 and 1.4 extender.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #107 Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks to Malcolm Taylor's conversion from ROM contacts to SL2 cams, I'm now able to shoot mine on film: I'm blown away. First picture: Macro-Elmarit-R 60. Second picture: APO-Telyt 280. Third picture: 1:1 crop. Portra 400 on SL2. Hand-held! 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! Edited April 15, 2016 by M9reno 2 Quote 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/240117-apo-telyt-280-f4-r-prices/?do=findComment&comment=3027065'>More sharing options...
M9reno Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share #108 Posted April 19, 2017 There is one currently on eBay (and I hesitate to say I have no connection with it or its seller!). It's much less than the £4K that I paid for mine. Either a rare deal or demand for this lens is not as strong as I believed. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leica-APO-Telyt-R-280mm-f4-1-4-280-R-SL-R6-R6-2-R7-R8-R9-M240-DMR-MP-/222478553312?hash=item33ccc150e0:g:GzIAAOSw9GhYlvRQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 19, 2017 Share #109 Posted April 19, 2017 Looks like it's already gone. Your link sends me to a general search page showing multifarious results but none of them are the 280/4 APO-Telyt-R. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted April 19, 2017 Share #110 Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) No, no, it´s still there. They still are in the EU, so no VAT (Germany 19%). Jan Edited April 19, 2017 by jankap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share #111 Posted April 19, 2017 Looks like it's already gone. Your link sends me to a general search page showing multifarious results but none of them are the 280/4 APO-Telyt-R. Pete. Still there: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leica-APO-Telyt-R-280mm-f4-1-4-280-R-SL-R6-R6-2-R7-R8-R9-M240-DMR-MP-/222478553312?hash=item33ccc150e0:g:GzIAAOSw9GhYlvRQ&clk_rvr_id=1203234858500&rmvSB=true Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 19, 2017 Share #112 Posted April 19, 2017 Still there: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leica-APO-Telyt-R-280mm-f4-1-4-280-R-SL-R6-R6-2-R7-R8-R9-M240-DMR-MP-/222478553312?hash=item33ccc150e0:g:GzIAAOSw9GhYlvRQ&clk_rvr_id=1203234858500&rmvSB=true Bizarre. When I click on the link I get the same 5 pages of results I got before from www.viglink.com (it doesn't take me to ebay at all) and there's no 280/4 APO-Telyt-R. But if I copy the link and paste it into the address bar of a fresh browser page then it takes me to the ebay advertisement that you've mentioned so there appears to be some browser hijacking going on. I agree that the price looks on the low side although it's only about £600 less than I paid for mine about 5 years ago. He notes that there's a small scratch and cleaning marks on the front element, which might be the reason for the low price or the seller just might not know where to pitch it owing to the lens's rarity perhaps. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted April 19, 2017 Share #113 Posted April 19, 2017 A well known dealer near British Museum (not Aperture) has one in stock, only 3.3k, comes with 1.4 APO extender. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share #114 Posted April 19, 2017 A well known dealer near British Museum (not Aperture) has one in stock, only 3.3k, comes with 1.4 APO extender. Indeed - and that one without ROM, which would have saved me the same conversion I asked MT to undertake. I guess with rare items like this prices can and do fluctuate quite dramatically - a little luck is needed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 20, 2017 Share #115 Posted April 20, 2017 Indeed - and that one without ROM, which would have saved me the same conversion I asked MT to undertake. I guess with rare items like this prices can and do fluctuate quite dramatically - a little luck is needed. Why did you need the ROM converted, and how long did it take Malcolm to do it? Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #116 Posted April 20, 2017 Why did you need the ROM converted, and how long did it take Malcolm to do it? Pete. Pete: I wanted to use the lens on an SL2, so the ROM had to go, and the lens is now a 3-cam, which is compatible across the series and better in that sense, anyway. I kept the original ROM mount in case a future buyer wishes to reverse the operation, which is possible. Malcolm took a couple of months maybe. Excellent service as always. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 20, 2017 Share #117 Posted April 20, 2017 Ah, it all makes sense. I've had excellent service from Malcolm in the past and I have lenses I'd like to send to him but I've recently had first hand experience of very lengthy time scales despite gentle urging. I don't want others to turn this thread to turn into a rant against him so I'll say no more. I'm glad to hear that you had excellent service. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted April 21, 2017 Share #118 Posted April 21, 2017 I guess with rare items like this prices can and do fluctuate quite dramatically - a little luck is needed. A service-oriented dealer can look for a good deal for you if you tell him/her what you're looking for. In the USA Tony Rose (popflash.com) comes to mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gough Posted June 27, 2017 Share #119 Posted June 27, 2017 280/F4 APO + 1.4x, Leica SL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gough Posted June 27, 2017 Share #120 Posted June 27, 2017 280/F4 Leica SL Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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