Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/14

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Subject: [Leica] Performance of old 3,5/35-70 ?
From: Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de (Hans-Peter.Lammerich)
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:10:22 +0100
 
My local dealer has a reasonably priced 3,5/35-70 on commission: first version 
with E60, "Made in Japan" (by Minolta), DM 1,000, condition A. I am interested 
to get it, but how well it performs in comparison to the new 4/35-70? I do not 
expect miracles. On Erwin Put's site, there is no reference to it. Irrespective 
of the price, the new 4/35-70 is no alternative for me, because it cannot be 
used on a SL. Is the later version of the 3,5/35-70 with the non-rotating E67 
filter mount, "Made in Germany", better in optical performance? I am not sure 
whether the optical formal had been improved, or not. Otherwise I would prefer 
the more compact, first version.

Hans-Peter