Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the later 70-210 and am thoroughly impressed with its quality! I highly recommend it, too. Terry Robert Rose wrote: > I recently borrowed a Vario-Elmar 75-200 f/4.5 zoom. This was the Minolta produced version. > > I thought I would be disappointed in the results, but I was wrong. Comparing to results from my APO 100mm, and 35-70 f/4 ASPH zoom, the slides (EVS 100) were not that easy to tell apart on a light table. > > The 100 APO had better contrast on the slides, but the 75-200 zoom images (taken at f5.6 and f8) were in the same league as the 35-70 f/4 ASPH zoom. > > When I scanned the images and printed them on my Epson PhotoEx, you could not tell which came from which lens. > > The 75-200 can be had for about 1/3 of a used 80-200. If you don't mind the push-pull focusing, try it. You might like it and save a bundle. > > Bob Rose