[Leica] (Now) Nikon 24-120

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

This is the latest version we are all talking about. If you had ever used
it, you could actually make a useful contribution - instead of your normal
imaginary, hypothetical ramblings!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> We've talked this lens on the lug several times.
> There have been an amazing number of versions of this lens.
> Some were pretty bad. The more recent ones I'm sure pretty good.
>
>
> On 1/18/13 10:37 PM, "Howard Ritter" <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
>
> > Jayanand?
> >
> > May I ask what you didn't like about that new 24-120?
> > Other than the size, weight, and being less sharp toward the corners at
> all
> > focal lengths than the new (non-gold-banded) 24-85?
> >
> > ?howard
> >
> >
> > On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I generally check out all lenses for at least a couple of hours of use
> >> before I buy - the only one I bought on impulse recently, without
> testing,
> >> the Nikon 24-120 f4 ended up being resold in a couple of months. There
> is a
> >> lesson there...(-:
> >> Cheers
> >> Jayanand
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:02 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at 
> >> sfr.fr
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last two lenses I bought came from local  street shops, Phalsbourg
> &
> >>> Metz :-)
> >>> And the last 2 cameras from the local FNAC.
> >>> I find it so frustrating when you can't manipulate the gear prior to
> >>> punching the PIN code
> >>>
> >>> Amiti?s
> >>> Philippe
> >>>
> >>> Le 17 janv. 13 ? 17:58, Jean-Michel Mertz a ?crit :
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I've read most of the posts concerning ebay and its potential
> dangers. I
> >>>> think I might have an idea. I have been using one single lens (the
> >>>> collapsible elmar 50) for a number of weeks now (+ M8)  and I have
> come to
> >>>> the conclusion that this pair covers most of my needs. I do have
> another
> >>>> lens (sum 35 asph) but I seldom use it. I think this is probably
> something
> >>>> many other luggers experience, this successful match between a
> photog, a
> >>>> body and a lens which often results in wonderful pictures being made.
> See
> >>>> the use HCB made of his IIIg + 50mm. So, do we really need to have
> that
> >>>> many lenses and cameras since we all have our favourite gear? (I'm of
> >>>> course not talking of professional photogs!)Just an idea to beat ebay
> and
> >>>> perhaps favour our local dealer - once every five years, for used and
> less
> >>>> expensive gear!Jean-Michel
> >>>>
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> >>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince.
> >>>
> >>>
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