Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 24-120 f4 (latest version) is at the top of my lens wish list. Without which. I will not be a complete person. But all good things must come to those who wait. -- Mark R. > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:33:17 +0530 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Woe is me... > > Aram, > I have the 24-120 f4 (latest version) - and I do not like the lens at all, > in fact I am planning to sell it off. I will continue to use three cheapo > plastic Nikon lenses for this zoom range - the venerable D70 kit lens, the > 18-70 f3.5-4 or the 18-200 f3.5-5.6 (the old one) for APS-C bodies, and the > 24-85 f3.5-4.5 for full frame. IMHO both the 18-70 and 24-85 are better > lenses than the 24-120, and the 18-200 is just plain convenient! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com> wrote: > >> After leaving David Young's house in Logan lake, I was wandering down 99 >> towards >> Vancouver taking photos of waterfalls, and at Nairn falls my 35-70/4 R >> lens >> fell from it's bag on my waist to the ground and went thump. I picked it >> up >> and it looked fine, except for a small ding in the paint on the barrel. >> It >> landed fairly square on the side. Well, the next time I went to use it at >> the next falls, I noticed I could not focus to infinity. Hmm. I looked >> at >> it and saw that the front element groups can be pulled in and out a few >> millimeters by hand w/o turning the focus ring. Not a good sign. >> Something >> broke inside. I cried a bit on the inside. I thought these things were >> indestructible. Ha. >> >> So, here are a few questions. >> >> Any suggestions as to who I should have look at it for repairs? >> >> Is it easy to partially dismantle it myself to see if something just came >> unclipped or something? I see no screws up front unless they are under >> the >> rubber grip for the focus ring. >> >> At any rate, I doubt I can get it fixed in three weeks, which is when we >> are >> going on our next trip, a long one from coast to coast. So, I may just >> need >> to break down and get a Nikon mount lens. >> >> Any suggestions? While I was in Canada and also passing through Seattle I >> visited a few stores. Two lenses were recommended as replacements. >> The 24-70/2.8 Nikon and the 24-120/4 Nikon. I actually got to play with >> them for a bit. Each has pros and cons. The 24-70 is probably a better >> lens, but it weighs over two times what the Leica 35-70 weighs. And it >> has >> more distortion, yet seems pretty sharp. >> The 24-120 took some pretty nice shots in the store, and I was told it is >> almost as good as the 24-70. It has a bit more distortion, but then again >> it is a 5x zoom compared to a 3x zoom. the Leica is a 2x zoom and the >> distortions are very small in my experience. the 24-120 does have IS, and >> weighs about the same as the Leica. Also, since I have lived with f-4 all >> these years, maybe it would not be so bad. >> >> I knew one of these days I would replace the 35-70 as my eyes age more and >> it gets harder to focus, but I was not counting on it for quite some time. >> I was hoping Nikon would have added IS to the 24-70 by that time. >> >> So, any answers to the above questions about repairs, or about lens >> choices >> would be appreciated. I'll go off to my corner and stare at my broken >> lens >> and cry a bit. I do plan on having it repaired, but the timing is bad >> right >> now. >> >> Aram, sad in Yakima..... >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/ >> listinfo/lug>for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information