I appreciate the kind words, Jeff. I just weighed the Leica Telyt-R 250/4.
It weighed 2.875 pounds, or 1.3kg. So, it is 1/3 the weight of the Zuiko
250/2, based on your figures. It can be hand-held on the E-510, but I
normally use a monopod.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Keller" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: St. John's Wort by Telyt
> Although Leica-R lenses aren't exactly light weight, I doubt the 250/4
> approaches the 3.9kg of the Zuiko 250/2. It would make more sense to
> compare
> the Zuiko 250/2 to the Leitz telyt 280/2.8
>
> That said the quality is probably more often limited by the user of any of
> these 3 lenses than by the lens. It only takes a tiny bit of mis-focus or
> vibration to affect the performance achieved by a top quality lens.
>
> I think the feel of the lens can have a big impact on the pictures a
> photographer gets. The 250/4 and Jim seem to be very well matched. The 4kg
> lenses might not generate the stream of great pictures we[re seeing.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dawid Loubser [mailto:dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: St. John's Wort by Telyt
>
> A simple but beautiful image of a beautiful flower. I am curious, how
> do you
> guys think the OM Zuiko 250mm f/2.0 compares to the Telyt 250/4 ? On
> the one
> hand, there is all the (anecdotal?) evidence that, at least by the
> 1980s, there
> was simply nothing as good as the 250/2, period.
>
> On the other hand, logic dictates that (usually) a slower lens design
> will have
> less aberrations. I would love to see a head-to-head test. If I had a
> four thirds
> body, I could do the one half of the test, but alas - film only for me
> for the
> moment.
>
> regards,
>
> DAWID LOUBSER
> Systems Architect
> Travellinck
>
> +27 (011) 236-4901 (ext 219)
> dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.travellinck.com/
>
>
> On 19 Jun 2011, at 9:07 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> While the bloom of the St. John's Wort bush stands out because of
>> its color, it is also difficult to photograph. I decided to try the
>> Leica Telyt-R 250/4 and see how it would do the job. It turned out
>> better than expected.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/St+Johns+Wort.jpg.html
>>
>> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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