jaapv Posted December 21, 2017 Share #1  Posted December 21, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) This evening I tried out the handling of long lenses on the CL The first I tried was the 105-280R. Rather disappointing, I would say. Too heavy and too large on this small camera for handheld photography, viewfinder image too unstable to focus reliably. Tripod only. Or maybe a grip and bean bAG. Then the 80-200 R. What a difference a lens makes. Balances perfectly, rocksteady to hold. I decided to squeeze off a few test shots in my study. I was able to shoot the camera at <gasp> 1/40th 200 mm, consistently, focusing was easy. Highly recommended! I cannot wait to try it out in the field  Some test shots @ ISO 6400 -minimal processing:  1/40th @ 200:  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! 11 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422531'>More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share #2  Posted December 21, 2017 100% crop:   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!      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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422533'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share #3  Posted December 21, 2017 1/160th @ ISO 6400  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! 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422534'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted December 21, 2017 Share #4 Â Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Hello Jaap, Â Nice photos all. Â It is interesting that here today at the Latitude of Lop Nor: That the Barometric Pressure is pretty much the same as it is in Hellevoetsluis today. Â Here, in the Summer: A rising Barometer usually means warmer weather. A falling Barometer usually means cooler weather. Â In the Winter here: A rising Barometer usually means colder weather & a falling Barometer usually means warmer weather. Â You can generally tell when the Seasons here are changing: By the reversal of the results of the Barometric pressure change. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Edited December 21, 2017 by Michael Geschlecht Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecad3t Posted December 21, 2017 Share #5 Â Posted December 21, 2017 Would you post images of the lenses on the camera? I'd like to see how unwieldy these look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted December 21, 2017 Share #6  Posted December 21, 2017 Here's the SL 90-280 on the TL2.   AF is fast and images are exceptional. The lens can be handheld at maximum zoom.  It is heavy, but the lens balances so very well. Cradling the bottom of the lens with one hand works quite nicely to distribute the weight.  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! 1 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422553'>More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted December 21, 2017 Share #7  Posted December 21, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not the CL, but the TL2 with the SL 90-280. Thought it would be relevant since it is supposedly the same sensor. Taken at 280mm (420mm) handheld. Rob 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! 8 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422558'>More sharing options...
meerec Posted December 21, 2017 Share #8  Posted December 21, 2017 Works for me very well with the SL 90-280 zoom. Need to hold this set by the lens of course not by the CL body. Results are very good. I’ve posted to the CL Image thread. My go to combo now for wildlife, and birds photography. My Canon 1D4 with the 300/2.8L II IS lens and 1.4x and 2x converters is collecting dust. Anyone wants to buy it? It’s available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted December 21, 2017 Share #9 Â Posted December 21, 2017 Would you post images of the lenses on the camera? I'd like to see how unwieldy these look. Â The weight of the 105-280mm is 2000gr. The 80-200mm only 1000gr. The APS-C sensor crops the best part out of the picture. Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted December 21, 2017 Share #10  Posted December 21, 2017 I concur with Jaap re the R 80-200 f4. A real pleasure on the CL. I’m still working out where the CL fits in, but it certainly makes sense with long glass. Put it on a monopod and IS is less of an issue... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted December 21, 2017 Share #11 Â Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) +1 to the 90-280 SL on the CL, this combo is quite stable and handholadable. Unfortunately, no exteders available. Come on, come on, Leica! Â 280 f4 APO R: On the heavy/long side wo lens stabilisation. But fine on tripod, of course. 1.4 and 2.0 APO extenders are available and are really good. Â Nikon 300mm f4E PF Fresnel: This is something... Small and only 775 g. Can be handhold, also with 1.4 extender (corresponding to 630 mm), possibly also with 2.0 extender at high shutter speeds. No possibilities to change the aperture (only the manual, not the electronic, Nikon-to-Leica L mount adapter works on the CL). A very nice combo - my favorite in addition to the 90-280 (and I quite happily shoot at f4; other apertures can be preset on a Nikon body by removing the lens from the Nikon body while pressing the depth-of-field preview button). Â Nikon 400mm f2.8E with or without extenders, can only be used on tripod and non-moving objects. Fixed aperture only (see above). Edited December 21, 2017 by helged 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted December 21, 2017 Share #12 Â Posted December 21, 2017 I guess this is a personal issue. I tried the 90-280SL on the CL, and although it was manageable, you could tell they were not designed for each other. With my left hand under the lens taking all the weight at its centre of gravity, there wasn't enough heft at the camera end to keep it steady in my right hand, which was making adjustments and pressing the shutter. It took quite an effort to avoid too much movement. I will use the lens on the CL when I need the extra 50% reach, but I'm not a wildlife photographer, so don't expect to do it often. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share #13  Posted December 21, 2017 Not the best of product shots...   This one is too (front) heavy.  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!   This one balances well. The equivalent of 80-200 is (surprise!) 105-280. A good wildlife lens, can be used with 2xAPO extender.     6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   This one balances well. The equivalent of 80-200 is (surprise!) 105-280. A good wildlife lens, can be used with 2xAPO extender.     ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422694'>More sharing options...
meerec Posted December 21, 2017 Share #14  Posted December 21, 2017 Here is an example ... shot with the SL 90-280 @280mm. I think the amount of detail is very good, this lens is worth its price.    The above image is a 100% crop. The bird is rather small and I was pretty far from it. Here is the original image from which the crop was then taken.  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!  8 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3422732'>More sharing options...
Popular Post Ingo Posted December 21, 2017 Popular Post Share #15  Posted December 21, 2017 CL with 90-280 @ 280mm, ISO 400, 1/160, f/4  Full resolution: http://www.doc.ingo-cordes.de/temp/1014-CL_Wilhelma.jpg   31 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 21, 2017 Share #16  Posted December 21, 2017 Yikes !! ...... we don't have those in our back garden ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted December 21, 2017 Share #17  Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Not the best of product shots...   This one is too (front) heavy.  105280img2.jpg   This one balances well. The equivalent of 80-200 is (surprise!) 105-280. A good wildlife lens, can be used with 2xAPO extender.   105280img.jpg Jaap, Do you have 180APO3.4? Now a days I like this (also with X2APO) very much on Nex6. Although I agree with you for 80-200R, now a days I find 180APO3.4 much more useful due to i) lighter weight and ii) stiffer focus ring than 80-200. Focus ring on my 80-200 can be turned easily with one finger and is smooth but it is difficult to keep it undisturbed when I have focused once and relaxing in between shots. Edited December 21, 2017 by jmahto Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share #18  Posted December 21, 2017 No, I sold the 180 when I got the 80-200, which does not have your focusing issues, fortunately.  But a preview of the Olympus that appears to handle excellently:  waiting for decent weather to shoot it..   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!   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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3423181'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted December 22, 2017 Share #19  Posted December 22, 2017 Yikes !! ...... we don't have those in our back garden ......  Hello Thighslapper,  That's because you don't live in Heidelberg.  Best Regards,  Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share #20  Posted December 22, 2017 And another preview waiting for the weather. It is a bit nervous, but it seems to be possible to get focus handheld:    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! 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/280072-very-long-lenses-on-the-cl-and-tl-please-add-your-experiences/?do=findComment&comment=3423201'>More sharing options...
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