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Subject: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest)
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 08:27:25 -0500
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This is what I was looking for! Thanks Doug.

Phil Forrest


On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 04:45:53 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
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