Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R zoom recommendation?
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 12:39:17 +0000
References: <200006041751.KAA26719@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

Pascal wrote: 
> As for a choice between the Vario-Elmar 35-70/4.0 and the Vario-Elmarit
> 35-70/2.8 ASPH, obviously, a prime factor in your decision will be this:
> do you feel you need the extra f-stop? If so, you have no choice.
> Otherwise, if all you want is an excellent all-round lens, you should be
> well off with the 35-70/4.0. It's a huge difference in weight/size/price.

Don't forget one key difference--the f/4 front rotates making use with
polarizer near impossible with anything moving.  It makes it useless for
me.

donal
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