Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil Forrest wrote: >I see there are two Leica R versions of the tele-zoom in the 70-200 >range. One is a 70-210 f/4 the other is 75-200 f/4.5. What is the >difference between the two besides the obvious technical ones? Are they >good performers? These are essentially re-branded minolta lenses which were quite good in their day, but that was thirty years ago. I have not used the 70-210 f/4. The 75-200 is nothing to get excited about by today's standards. The image detail is adequate, flare control quite good, a PITA to use with polarizing filters, and bokeh can be horrible. The build quality is comparable to the 80-200mm f/4.5 Nikkor which is to say good but not Leica. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com