Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex, I could not agree with you more. I have both the lenses, and I have decided that the 24-85 AF-S 3.5-4.5 G is much better than the latest 24-120 f4 - and I am in the process of selling the latter off. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor at iol.ie> wrote: > Aram wrote in part: > > for those who might be interested. You may remember that at the end of >> August, two weeks before I was to leave on a cross country trip, I dropped >> and broke my Leica R 35-70/4 zoom. I looked at a few lenses I could get >> quickly as a replacement and decided on the Nikon 24-120/4 over the >> 24-70/2.8 for range of coverage and lighter weight as the main priorities >> I >> had at the time. And Rabs said this lens was on his short list. So, here >> is a report after 6 weeks of use all over the country in all kinds of >> conditions. >> > > FWIW, Aram, the Nikkor zoom which is permanently on my D200 is the 24-85 > AF-S 3.5-4.5 G (meaning no aperture ring). Looks like a pretty good > equivalent of your busted 35-70, and is very compact. > > Though it's a cheap lens, it's outstanding optically. A little distortion > at the w/a end, but otherwise absolutely fine. Have a look at the water > lily > at: > > http://corkflor.smugmug.com/ > > which was taken at the 85mm end and is about half the frame. > > Ken Rockwell is also a fan. See the review on his site. > > Best of light. > > Alex > -- > Alex & Carmel Hurst > Waterfall > Near Cork > Ireland > > Tel: +353 21 454 3328 > Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A) > +353 87 988 9927 (C) > > email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us) > email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com> > Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally) > UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk > Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor > Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >