Telyt 250/4 and 350/4,8 - quality ?

[henrik_holm_brask]

Hello - is there anybody out there

 

I wonder if any of You have experience with the optical quality of Telyt 250/4

(the newer model) and Telyt 350/4,8 - every answer counts.

 

Thank you - have a nice day

 

Henrik Brask

[doug herr]

I used the late model 250mm f/4 Telyt for a few years before replacing it with the 280 f/4 APO. Handling and color quality are good, flare resistance is exceptionally good, image detail outside the central region suffers from chromatic aberation and bokeh tends toward harsh when the photo has busy backgrounds.

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[ronald_moravec1]

250 and 350 are basically the same lens design and suitable for all but the most demanding uses, in which case I suggest the 300F4.0 APO or 280 APO.

 

Get the shoulder stock, electric cable release, and motor drive to make the most efficient use of the lens. Right hand holds the shoulder stock and fires the shutter trigger style, left had focuses.

 

Without the drive and cable, You have to keep moving your right hand off the support for the lens to the shutter release.

[doug herr]

My variation on Ronald's shoulder stock setup is to use an older version of the shoulder stock

that does not have the hole for remote release. It has instead a threaded hole where the

hand grip is on later model shoulder stocks, where I've attached a QR plate.

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My monopod has a tilt head and QR clamp; the monopod supports the weight of the lens and

camera, the right hand stays on the camera to operate the shutter, mode switches and/or

film advance. Right shoulder, both hands and face mashed against camera steady the whole

rig. The above photo was made at 1/60 sec with this setup.

[michael_ginex1]

I use the exact setup as Ronald described...but Doug's rig will most likely reduce camera shake and produce sharper images. I love the way both the 350 and 250 handle with this arrangement even for in-flight shots... but that takes a bit of practice.

[tom_murray2]

"I wonder if any of You have experience with the optical quality of Telyt 250/4 (the newer model) and Telyt 350/4,8 - every answer counts."

 

What kind(s) of subject(s) are you planning on shooting? Architectural/landscape isolation shots or close-ups of small subjects that occupy only a part of the frame and where the backdrop is blurred out? The same lens that might be totally acceptable for the latter might not satisfy the former.

[michael_ginex1]

Took the 350 with the aforementioned rig out back to the feeder and caught this hungry escapee before it started raining. Picture is cropped about 50%.<div></div>