Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim: Thank you! Will add one to the camera bag. Any thoughts on price? cheers Wilber Jim Brick wrote: > I bought a 135-R new in 1976. I used it for 20 years before selling it. I > had not a single complaint with either the lens or photographs through it. > As a plus, this lens works superbly with the 2X extender. Difficult, if not > impossible, to detect any loss in sharpness or contrast. > > The 135 is a great R lens. > > Jim > > At 09:25 PM 9/14/99 -0400, Doug Herr wrote: > >>>> > > > >Does anyone have any experience with the 135 F2.8 for the R. I want > >something between the 90/100 and 180 and Leica stopped making this > >lens. anyone know why other than maybe the 100 took sales away or was > >it less than stellar in it's performance. > >Cheers Wilber > ><<< > > > >Wilbur, > > > >I've been using a first-version 135 (s/n 2172xxx, Wetzlar) for a few months > >now and the optical performance is all I expect from a Leica-R lens. I did > >a few informal comparisons with a 180 f/3.4 APO-Telyt-R (tripod-mounted) > >and see little difference on Kodachrome 64. I can make a tiny bit of flare > >show up if I work at it, and the far edges are somewhat less crisp at f/2.8 > >but by stopping down to f/4 the image is sharp and contrasty from corner to > >corner. An excellent lens. > > > >Doug Herr > >Sacramento > >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt > >