Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Et al- I have the 28 Elmarit, here at my side as I write since I just used it! The price was right for mine, and insofar as prints are concerned- it performs as well as my other Leica lenses. You can find them at good prices, and they beat all the other competition! Dan - -----Original Message----- From: Mikiro Mori <arbos@silva.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 3:46 AM Subject: [Leica] 28/2.8R :was Leica Users digest V8 #100 >Dave, Harrison, and others, > >I have the older one. I read at the site of one pro who often uses 28/2.8R >that the new one works better in close-ups (supposedly as a result of >floating elements) but that the difference is marginal. He also commented >that the older one is a real bargain in terms of performance/market price. >I have been speculating that the old one's rigid hood works better than the >newer built-in one in outdoor shots. I am very much interested in knowing >more about the differences in the actual performance between the two lenses. > >Cheers, > >Mikiro > >----- >At 3:46 AM +0200 21/5/99, Harrison McClary wrote: >>>M-28mm against older an newer Leica M-28mm's, he notes recognizeable >>>difference between the old and new. I'm wondering if that would be true >>>of the R 28's. >> >> >>Dave, >> >>I have no experience with the R 28's, but when I got my M 28 I first >>tried a the most recent old version (version3) then decided to go on and >>get the newer one. The new one is a great lens. Great contrast and >>performs very well, smaller than the older one. Did not really shoot >>enough with the older one to determine the difference. The older lens >>seemed to have some speckeling (may have been separation) on the rear >>element so I traded for a new one. >> >>If I read Erwin's report correctly the current M version is slightly >>better than the current R version. But there have been several people >>who have raved about the R 28, Pete Myers (still on list Pete?) used to >>talk favorably about the current R28. >> >>Best regards, >>Harrison McClary >>email: harrison@mcclary.net >>http://www.mcclary.net >>preview my book: http://www.volmania.com > > >