Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Vario-Elmarit-R 35-70 f2.8 Asph. macro setting
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:42:42 +0100

On 11-11-1998 19:56 AJSymi@aol.com wrote:

>Does anyone know why they made the lens 35-70 and not 28-70?  I would think
>the additional focal length would be more useful, however, unless image
>quality becomes a problem.

Maybe because plans exist for a high-speed wideangle zoom lens?
;-)

Pascal

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