Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Simon, I have the 4/35-70mm and it is an excellent lens. It is a real Leica, not a rebadged Sigma. As for the other lenses, I encourage you to get the 100mm Apo Macro. It is so good that it justifies the R8 by itself. In response to your other email, you can get 1:1 reproduction in various ways. With the 100mm I use the Elpro front attachment; for the 60mm Macro I have an adapter which accomplishes the same thing. The only reason I have two macro lenses is that the 60mm serves as a normal lens on my Leicaflex SL (the 35-70 cannot play that role as it is a ROM lens and hence does not fit on the SL). Nathan Simon Lamb wrote: > I am about to make a leap into Leica SLR territory with a swap out of > Hasselblad territory (as I hardly use the Hassy and it is gathering dust). > > I have selected the following as my initial kit and would welcome > ideas/comments as to whether there are better options or alternatives to > consider. The decision is to add SLR capabilities with zoom functions to my > prime lens M6 set-up. The R kit is as follows: > > R8 > Motor Drive R8 (want this for the bracketing capability and the vertical > release/grip) > 35-70mm > 80-200mm > Option of 2x ROM extender for 1/2 list price although I would be at f/8 at > the fat end of the zoom > Option of 100 Macro for 2/3 of list price > > Forgetting the 'options' for now, I think this would be a great start with a > reasonable zoom range coverage, albeit not fast lenses by Leica standards. > I tend to use Provia 400F a lot so I could make up a stop or two in the film > choice that I lose in the lens choice. Any comments on the 80-200 and 35-70 > (say as opposed to the 28-70)? In the price range they seem to be the best > bet (can't afford anything like the 70-180 f/2.8 yet!). > > Any users of these lenses with opinions? > > I will search the archives but latest thoughts are sometime valuable so > anything welcome. > > Thanks. > > Simon > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html