Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge wrote: > Rich, > > I'm pondering an R8. I was thinking about this last summer but now I'm leaning > that way again. > > What I'd like is an R8 in black with passport warranty and a motor drive. > > The issue of lenses then comes up and what I'm thinking of is: > > 35-70 zoom and > > 80-200 f4 zoom > > OR > > I'd go for two primes > > the 50 f1.4 and > the 100 f2.8 > > your thoughts on these choices would be very valuable. I would make sure you get the 100/2.8 because it is truly an exceptional lens, almost justifying the R8 all by itself in the opinion of some. Beyond that, I would go with your personal preferences bearing in mind that the f2.8 zooms are large, heavy and expensive. - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html