Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My 24-85 AF-S G came apart on me. Literally fell into a few pieces after I had shot with it for only a few months. I went back to shooting my manual lenses after that. I never liked the coma or distortion and used it extensively in Guam while on deployment there. I had to shoot technical photos of civil engineering projects and it was all but useless since Seabees don't like to see photos of their new walls bowing in and out. Waste of money in my opinion and for my particular experience, everyones' mileage will vary though. I went back to my 20mm f/3.5, 50mm f/1.4 and 105 f/2.5 all AIS which never let me down. Phil Forrest On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:14:56 -0400 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > My experience with using the lens extensively for the past 7.1 years > seems to differ with yours Christopher! As does every known source on > the internet! > This one is better than the current one. > > > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > > > > From: Christopher Williams <zoeica at mac.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:53:04 -0500 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 > > > > Sorry but that lens is one of the worst ones Nikon ever made. At 24 > > it's a joke. The f4 version was slightly improved. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > Developed from my iHolga > > > > > > On Oct 22, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Nope its an older real lens. > >> FX or > >> FF > >> Nikon 24-85 f/3.5-4.5 ED AF-S G > >> > >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/2485afs.htm > >> http://www.bythom.com/2485lens.htm > >> http://www.momentcorp.com/review/nikkor24-85_35.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------- > >> Mark William Rabiner Photography > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > >> mark at rabinergroup.com > >> > >> > >> > >>> From: Kyle Cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com> > >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:51:03 -0400 > >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 > >>> > >>> as long as it's not DX! > >>> > >>>> > >>>> My 24 to 85 G lens seems to be all I'd need 99.9 of the time. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>> information > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information