Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michiel Fokkema wrote: > > Dear LUG, > > I noticed that the 135/1:2.8 R is quite an affordable lens. > Is this becasue this lens is not up to leica standards anymore, or > just because it is an impopular design? > The first design looks very much like the 135/1:2.8 M, but was > already recalculated after four years while the M-lens was not > recalculated. > Has anybody any experiences with those three lenses? How do they > compare in quality? > > Greetings, > > Michiel. The only problem that the lens has: it is not as "popular" or "as sought-after" as some of th other Leica medium telephotos. I've used one on an R-5 with a lot of Kodachrome 25...the results ranged from "merely excellent" to "supurb!" ...not too shabby... The last one I saw here in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago was $400 for excellent, almost mint condition. It's a first-class lens...just not all that popular...and so the used-market price for it is reasonable...at least until more people discover what a "sleeper" the lens is... Cordially, Jack Hamilton Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA