Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/17
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Christer Almqvist wrote:
>Issue 92 of the French Réponses Photo has a short story on the new Vario
>Sonnar 35-70 mm for the Contax G2. It is a real zoom, not a tri-focal lens.
>Maximum openings are 3.5 to 5.6. It does not work on the G1, (snip)
This lens was discussed in the Contax G user forum for some time. There
was a lot of criticism about its slowness (f3.5). I suppose the zoom will
help to win some converts to the G2 especially amongst the newbies and
diehards who MUST HAVE a zoom to start with.
While on the subject on variofocal lens, I get the impression that the
Tri-Elmar is not a particularly successful lens. I think the f4 and
awkward three focal length adjustments have a lot to do with its poor sales.
Dan K.
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