Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:37 PM 6/9/98 +0200, Lucien wrote: >Am I the only one who never even 'think' to buy >the 35-70/4 because of the lack of polarizing >possibility, the f/4 and the separate lens hood ? > >Lucien > No Lucien, I've said this very thing many many times. This is a compromise, I guess for price purposes, and indeed not worthy of the Leica heritage. It looks to me like someone else designed it in total. Even the new 28/2.8 R lens now has an integrated hood. I'll keep my old (German mount, E67) 35-70 thank you. Non rotating front element and extensible hood. Worthy of Leica. Easy to use. Including polarizers. Which I nearly always use. IMHO, this lens is intended for the P&S amateur market. A great lens for those who don't use polarizers or lens hoods. Jim