Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can think of a few Leica zoom lenses with fixed aperture: (Angenieux) 45-90/2.8 11244/11248 Vario-Elmar 35-70/3.5 11277 Vario-Elmar 35-70/4.0 11275 Vario-Elmarit 35-70/2.8 ASPH 11267/11279 Vario-APO-Elmarit 70-180/2.8 11246 Vario-Elmar 70-210/4.0 11226 Vario-Elmar 75-200/4.5 11224 Vario-Elmar 80-200/4.5 11280/11281 Vario-Elmar 80-200/4.0 11268 Vario-Elmar 105-280/4.2 Joseph on 16/3/05 2:00 pm, Christopher Williams at leicachris@worldnet.att.net wrote: > $$$$$$$$!!! There was that rare Leica R 28-70?? 2.8 that went for about > $5,000 if I remember right. > > The more glass, the more you have to spend for German gear. I'm also > guessing plastic parts and computerized glass making keeps the cost down on > Nikon and Canon. > > I have the new 17-55/2.8 AF-S DX lens for Nikon. Sweet lens, but it already > has dust on the inside, so much for quality control. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brad daly" R lenses and variable apertures > > >> why is it that the zooms from leica all have variable maximum >> apertures, while the big-money zooms from canon and nikon generally >> have fixed maximum apertures? i assume there's an optical quality >> issue or something. >> >> just curious is all. >> >> -- >> brad daly > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >