Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Vario-Elmar-R 1.4/35-70 - How good??? (also some FS)
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 10:06:52 -0500

Luggers,

I am thinking of partially going back to an R8 (keeping the M6, 35/1.4 ASPH
and 50/1.0 Noct.)  My thought is to get the above zoom.  These two cameras
and three lenses would make a pretty good and versatile travel outfit.  (My
wife can also use the R8)

Query: does anyone have this lens and how good is it and how well do you
like it??  I understand it has an aspherical element.

Thanks in advance.

(BTW I will be selling off a chrome M6 body - two years old-, 24/2.8 ASPH-M
lens with finder, and 90/2.8 Elmarit-M lens - all very close to mint.  Both
lenses are super.  I think that the 90 is the sharpest lens that I own)

Dick Hemingway
Plano, TX