Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:00 PM 3/5/01 +0000, Jem Kime wrote: >Hi, > >Thinking of 'Joseph's Quest', I wondered whether any LUGgers posess or have >used the 35-70 f2.5-3.3 Angenieux lens? >Any reports on the quality? >A (sold) example is illustrated here: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1213418261 > >regards, >Jem I have owned and used the 35-70 f2.5-3.3 Angenieux lens, as well as the 70-210 Angenieux. Both in Leica R mounts. The performance is extremely good. The mechanics of the lenses leave a lot to be desired however. Very sloppy feeling. Plastic'ie. The external bayonet mount lens shade and lens cap is a joke. But as I said, Angenieux makes good optics and the work I did with these lenses was as good as was needed. Jim