Re: [Leica] Mid-Range R zooms

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Jim,

I fell into a deal last month and got a 35-70/3.5 Vario-Elmar, the older
version. It is EXCELLENT! I know that there is some barrel and pincushion
distortion in all zooms, but in all the photos I have made so far, it is not
evident in the slightest!
If you are flush, I guess the newer aspherical zoom would be the ticket, but
if you are like me, a good used lens will save you money, and I bet dollars
to donuts that it would take a really good eye to tell the difference
between them!
Go for it!
Dan'l
dwpost@msn.com
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Laurel <jplaurel@microsoft.com>
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: 'Lucien' <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 2:09 PM
Subject: [Leica] Mid-Range R zooms


>I'm looking for a mid-range zoom for my R system...something in the 28-70
or
>35-70 range.  Lucien's comments in the "endangered species" thread seem to
>indicate that Leica's current zooms in these ranges are not that good.  I'm
>wondering if this relates to thier relatively paltry max apertures, image
>quality, or if it'sjust the fact that there is no wide zoom R lens in the
>popular 17-35 or 20-35 ranges.
>
>I already have the prime lenses I need for the M system and don't want to
>duplicate these on the R system.  I just picked up the latest version
80-200
>Vario Elmar, which is great in terms of image quality, but slow compared to
>what's available from Canon/Nikon.  A mid-range zoom would be just the
>thing.
>
>Any comments/feedback would be helpful and much appreciated.
>
>Jim Laurel
>Microsoft Digital Television
>jplaurel@microsoft.com
>(425) 703-1143
>http://www.microsoft.com/dtv
>
>