Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/13

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To: <pgs@thillana.lcs.mit.edu>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: leica zoom lenses
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 23:44:55 PST
 
Addressed to: <pgs@thillana.lcs.mit.edu>
              leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

** Reply to note from  <pgs@thillana.lcs.mit.edu> 02/11/96 12:30pm  
-0500
> But I'd guess you're using this lens on a non-Leica camera, because 
> presumably Sigma don't sell lenses in Leica R mounts -- or do they?

This is a Leica lens, built by Sigma. It's got some cosmetic  
differences from the same optical formula Sigma lens, and goes through  
Leica quality control, but it makes a lot of compromises. It was  
introduced with the RE camera, to be an "introductory" camera lens  
combination that was significantly smaller amount of money than an R5  
and other Leica lens of the time.

But for what it is, it's a pretty good lens, I hear. But only one zoom  
is truly Leica quality - the 70-180 2.8 Apo Zoom. And you can get one  
for $5,900.

Regards,

Eric Welch
Grants Pass, OR