Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I picked up the latest 28/2.8 lens last Saturday. This lens reminds me very much of my 35/2.0 Summicron lens from 1983. More importantly the new 28 is compact and produces stellar images. However, build quality seems to have fallen off; lens barrel, focus and aperture rings are not up to past Leica standards. The lens cap is plastic. It is not the plastic cap you get with the current 50/1.4 but a black plastic copy of the old polished metal caps that Leica provided for years for 39mm lenses. My theory on this is the appearance a year and a half ago of the Zeiss M Mount lenses for prices 60% of then current Leica lens prices has resulted in a decision to provide the usual excellent optics whilst saving a few bucks on construction. This allows Leica to offer their new 28/2.8 lens at a price more competive to Zeiss. Greg J. Lorenzo Calgary, Alberta