Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: <RBedw51767@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 19:02 Subject: Re: [Leica] Anthony's j'accuse > I suggest that you run a line chart test of the lens at > F2.8, F4.0 and F5.6 at different focal lengths and you will > become disenchanted quickly. I doubt it. I've never had a need to take photographs of test charts, so how well the lens puts them on film is more or less irrelevant. > Compare the same test results to the Tarmon Apo 28-70 2.8 > and your will be sick. See above. > I didn't buy the Tamron but at half the price it is very > attractive. Tamron is a name I tend to associate more with low price than high precision, but perhaps things have changed. > ... there are Nikon lenses at one-third the price that > will out perform the 28-70. So how does Nikon manage to sell the 28-70? It seems to be on perpetual backorder, and I haven't seen any used copies around in the trade magazines. What are the Nikon zooms that outperform this lens? > In my 30 years using Nikon and Leica products this is the only > lense that I have ever disposed of for poor quality. Did you replace it, or just give up on it? Maybe you got a bad lens. I think my AF-S 28-70 is great. -- Anthony