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

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Vario-Elmar-R 1.4/35-70 - How good??? (also some FS)
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 22:02:00 -0700
 
I looked at the 35-70/2.8 lens at Photokina as well. 77mm filters. V-E-R-Y
large lens. A suitable companion to the 70-180 APO, also 77mm filters.

Jim


At 12:15 AM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Have you seen this lens?  It is an absolute monster!  The Leica people 
>wouldn't let me see it at Photokina before they told me about it, because 
>even they were embarrassed by its size and weight.  I wonder how N**** and 
>C**** can design a 35-70/2.8 that is so much smaller?
>
>Bill Rosauer 
>