Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 11:31 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > ...But keep in mind that if you are going to be working in any vaguely > low > light an f4 lens is not only limited in terms of shooting, it will make > focusing difficult. Which is of course why he should consider the 35 70 f/2.8! Sorry B. D., I just couldn't resist that one ;-> Seriously the 35-70 f/4 is a great lens if you shoot outdoors in daylight or use flash. Focusing in reasonable light is not difficult with the R8's brilliant finder. The 35-70 f/2.8 however is a stellar performer, though somewhat of a heavy beast to handle. Gilbert > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert Rose > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:39 AM > To: photvictor@hotmail.com; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Couple R8 questions > > > Victor, > > The simple answer is that it is unlikely that any Leica R lens will not > satisfy you, or produce excellent results. You just need to know the > characteristics and limits of each lens. > > You should favorably consider the 35-70 f/4. If you want to stick with > fixed focal length, the relatively inexpensive 50mm Summicron-R is > magnificent, and the newest 50mm Summilux-R is reportedly superb. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html