The death of a gear whore.....

[johnastovall]

I just realized there is only one piece of gear I really want, the 280/4.0 APO Telyt-R. It's sort of the empty feeling I had when I got the last item published by H. Beam Piper. A little of the pleasure died.

Not there aren't more lenses and bodies out there but none offer any challenge. I think 280 APO may offer a challenge on the SL-2 or the 1DsMkIII.

I think the gear has died and now I must drink from the font of creativity.

 

[bensonga]

I just realized there is only one piece of gear I really want, the 280/4.0 APO Telyt-R. It's sort of the empty feeling I had when I got the last item published by H. Beam Piper. A little of the pleasure died.

Not there aren't more lenses and bodies out there but none offer any challenge. I think 280 APO may offer a challenge on the SL-2 or the 1DsMkIII.

I think the gear has died and now I must drink from the font of creativity.

It's a beauty alright.....any chance of finding/getting one?

I know that feeling John. I've acquired pretty much all of the camera gear I ever dreamed of owning (Hasselbald, Leica etc....but not this lens!).

Now it's time to see what we can actually do with it...a much more difficult challenge.

Gary

 

[johnastovall]

I've found a couple but the are all ROM and I need a 3 Cam.

 

[KurtKamka]

John, if you are or are going to claim to be a gear whore you must get the first rule of gear whoring right ...

There are no 'needs' ... only 'wants'.

Kurt

 

[doug]

I've found a couple but the are all ROM and I need a 3 Cam.

You will not find any 3-cam. The oldest ones were R-cam; it was never made as a 3-cam. Mine was an R-cam and I had it upgraded to 3-cam. Economic conditions being what they are I may soon become a one-lens photographer and that one lens will be the 280mm f/4 APO. I have only begun to see its potential.

 

[johnastovall]

Ah, so I need to look for an R-cam. Would DAG be a source for an upgrade to 3-cam?

 

[Mango]

Not that this is my domain, but Igor has one:

http://www.igorcamera.com/leica_lenses.htm

 

[doug]

Ah, so I need to look for an R-cam. Would DAG be a source for an upgrade to 3-cam?

Yes.

 

[bradhusick]

John, I have a 250 f/4 non-APO for sale if that will help hold you over until you find an APO...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260616927493&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

 

[jaapv]

here is one:

http://catalog.ebay.co.uk/Leica-APO-Telyt-R-280mm-f-4-0-Lens-/48218692