Re: [Leica] R zoom recommendation

["Bud Cook" <budcook@attglobal.net>]

Hans-Peter,

A major reason for the change in the mount was to reduce vignetting.

The newer German version of the f/3.5 was selling in the $1,500 range (U.S.)
for a nice one but now they are down in the $1,000 range.   I think the new
zooms from Leica has brought the price down to what the Minolta version used
to sell for.

Bud

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans-Peter.Lammerich" <Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de>

[snip]
>
> After Minolta discontinued the lens arround 1990, an "optically and
> mechanically" improved version was then made in Solms. I however do not
believe
> that Leica actually changed the optical design. So the "improvement" is
limited
> to a sort of cage that provides a non-rotating, larger filter thread (E67)
which
> makes the use of a polariser more convenient, but at the cost of more bulk
and a
> higher second-hand price.
>
> Hans-Peter