Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram you might like to research the exact functionality and cost for the R adaptor as part of your considerations? Doug may be able to comment there? I have the M adaptor but that has no linkages or contacts at all of course On Fri, 9 Jun 2017 at 2:21 pm, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi. I was wondering about an alternative lens for the SL. My biggest > gripe (aside from price) is the weight of the system and had a thought of a > way to perhaps lighten the load a bit. I have the 35-70/4 but I have > always thought I could use a bit more range. So, how about the Leica 28-90 > ASPH? I hear it is a pretty darn good lens, weighs about 50% less than the > new 24-90 for the SL and can be had for a lot less money. Does anybody > know how it would compare optically with the 24-90? I found some MTF > curves for each, and it looks like the new SL lens is better, but that does > not tell me much about real life situations. True, you give up AF, but I > do that now anyway using my 35-70 on my Nikon. And I played around with an > SL a bit last time I was in Seattle and I was able to focus it accurately > with a much higher success rate than with my Nikon D750. I was at one time > tempted to get the 28-90 until I found out that Leitax does not adapt that > lens to a Nikon mount. > > Aram > > > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information