Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We use the current model 35-70 and cannot complain about the quality of the lens or the images it makes: the only beef is the rotation of the front element, which means polarizing filters rotate during focusing and focusing can be put out by turning the polarizer. Cheers On 29/09/2004, at 4:53 PM, SML wrote: > Hello, > > I have been using the 80-200/4 Vario-Elmar with satisfaction > specially > with black & white film for several years despite the fact that it is > made > in Japan. In my book, it performs as good as a German lens > mechanically and > optically. Now I am thinking of getting me either one of the zoom > lenses in > the subject line to cover the wide side. I understand that both are > made in > Japan (by Cosina or Minolta). I would appreciate any of your > experience > with either lens compared with the 80-200/4. I know some say the > 28-70 is a > black sheep of the Leica lens family if the 35-70/4 is pretty well > comparing > with the 80-200 which is optically excellent enough to bear the Leica > name. > Is it pretty much in the same league as the old 35-70/3.5 (designed by > Minolta) which is generally considered mediocre. > > Thanks, > David > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair