Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Vario-Elmar-R 1.4/35-70 - How good??? (also some FS)
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 21:04:05 -0500
 
Bill,

>Have you seen this lens?  It is an absolute monster!  The Leica people 
>wouldn't let me see it at Photokina before they told me about it, because 
>even they were embarrassed by its size and weight.  I wonder how N**** and 
>C**** can design a 35-70/2.8 that is so much smaller?

 Yes, I have seen it but was physically unable to pick it up.  It has a big
price because a bearer comes along with it! (kind of like when Leica came
out with the 800 lens and gave away a Volkswagon with it!!)

Dick