Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]excluding the used market, i think leica needed a bigger gap between the 24's On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:14 PM, <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > This is a physical specs comparison... > > Weight: > F2.8= 290gm F3.8 = 240gm > Filter Size: > F2.8= E55 F3.8 = E46 > Length: > F2.8 = 45mm F3.8= 40.6mm > > The F3.8 has a screw on hood, the F2.8 is a bayonet. > > Conclusion... the F3.8 is a bit smaller ( smaller diameter body) , lighter > ( by 50gm), shorter ( by 5 mm or 1/5 of an inch) , and slower by 2/3 of a > stop. > > Puts seems inconclusive or not definite in his concllusions about he > relative image quality. > > Not so sure I would swap one for the other....at least it is not clear yet > what advantage I would get..... > > Frank > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad