Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/11/07 9:19 PM, "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> typed: > from Gandy: > 28 The newest and best in the low cost 28 contest is the 28/3.5 > Voigtlander. The 28/2.8 Minolta for the CLE is about half the size of > the 28 Elmarits at less than half the price. Another lightweight > alternative is the 28/2.8 Ricoh lens, made for the Japanese home > market. Don't overlook the small LTM 28/3.5 Kobalux aka Bower. > > 28's The best buy is clearly the Voigtlander 28/3.5, add the bayonet > adapter. The problem with the Minolta CLE's 28/2.8 is that it > often has edge separation. The 28/3.5 Kobalux aka Bower aka Adorama > is very nicely finished, very small and lightweight, in LTM so it > will fit screw mounts or M's, and comes with a nice finder. If the > mount is good, the 28/5.6 Russian lens with a bayonet adapter is > another low priced alternative for about $100. > > 28/3.5 Kobalux aka Bower aka Adorama. Nicely finished chrome lens > with good finder, very small and lightweight and priced right. Add > the bayonet adapter. > > <http://cameraquest.com/mlenses.htm> > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > BUY BUY means cheapest 28mm lens which makes a image and you can see their faces? Or BEST BUY means lens Stephan Gandy says it cost a tenth of what a Leica cost and makes a comparible image and we can't see any reason to not believe him so lets just go out and get one? Or best buy means....? I cant see how we're going to know what the best buy is when no ones touched one yet. Mark Rabiner 8A/109s New York, NY markrabiner.com