Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 22 ao?t 11 ? 06:12, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > > The 24-120 f4 (latest version) is at the top of my lens wish list. > Without which. I will not be a complete person. > But all good things must come to those who wait. > > -- At the price they charge for it new - ca 1,000 euros, I'd have a look at the older G version 3.5, mine - it sells at 100 euros nearly un- used - its terrible reputation makes it a super bargain on the bay now its major flaws can be addressed with LR3 profiles... What I understand is that Aram wants a makeshift lens pending repairs so the 3.5 could do the trick. Think of it too Mark. Ph > Mark R. > > >> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:33:17 +0530 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Woe is me... >> >> Aram, >> I have the 24-120 f4 (latest version) - and I do not like the lens >> at all, >> in fact I am planning to sell it off. I will continue to use three >> cheapo >> plastic Nikon lenses for this zoom range - the venerable D70 kit >> lens, the >> 18-70 f3.5-4 or the 18-200 f3.5-5.6 (the old one) for APS-C bodies, >> and the >> 24-85 f3.5-4.5 for full frame. IMHO both the 18-70 and 24-85 are >> better >> lenses than the 24-120, and the 18-200 is just plain convenient! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com> wrote: >> >>> After leaving David Young's house in Logan lake, I was wandering >>> down 99 >>> towards >>> Vancouver taking photos of waterfalls, and at Nairn falls my >>> 35-70/4 R lens >>> fell from it's bag on my waist to the ground and went thump. I >>> picked it >>> up >>> and it looked fine, except for a small ding in the paint on the >>> barrel. It >>> landed fairly square on the side. Well, the next time I went to >>> use it at >>> the next falls, I noticed I could not focus to infinity. Hmm. I >>> looked at >>> it and saw that the front element groups can be pulled in and out >>> a few >>> millimeters by hand w/o turning the focus ring. Not a good sign. >>> Something >>> broke inside. I cried a bit on the inside. I thought these >>> things were >>> indestructible. Ha. >>> >>> So, here are a few questions. >>> >>> Any suggestions as to who I should have look at it for repairs? >>> >>> Is it easy to partially dismantle it myself to see if something >>> just came >>> unclipped or something? I see no screws up front unless they are >>> under the >>> rubber grip for the focus ring. >>> >>> At any rate, I doubt I can get it fixed in three weeks, which is >>> when we >>> are >>> going on our next trip, a long one from coast to coast. So, I may >>> just >>> need >>> to break down and get a Nikon mount lens. >>> >>> Any suggestions? While I was in Canada and also passing through >>> Seattle I >>> visited a few stores. Two lenses were recommended as replacements. >>> The 24-70/2.8 Nikon and the 24-120/4 Nikon. I actually got to >>> play with >>> them for a bit. Each has pros and cons. The 24-70 is probably a >>> better >>> lens, but it weighs over two times what the Leica 35-70 weighs. >>> And it has >>> more distortion, yet seems pretty sharp. >>> The 24-120 took some pretty nice shots in the store, and I was >>> told it is >>> almost as good as the 24-70. It has a bit more distortion, but >>> then again >>> it is a 5x zoom compared to a 3x zoom. the Leica is a 2x zoom and >>> the >>> distortions are very small in my experience. the 24-120 does have >>> IS, and >>> weighs about the same as the Leica. Also, since I have lived with >>> f-4 all >>> these years, maybe it would not be so bad. >>> >>> I knew one of these days I would replace the 35-70 as my eyes age >>> more and >>> it gets harder to focus, but I was not counting on it for quite >>> some time. >>> I was hoping Nikon would have added IS to the 24-70 by that time. >>> >>> So, any answers to the above questions about repairs, or about >>> lens choices >>> would be appreciated. I'll go off to my corner and stare at my >>> broken lens >>> and cry a bit. I do plan on having it repaired, but the timing is >>> bad >>> right >>> now. >>> >>> Aram, sad in Yakima..... >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/ >>> listinfo/lug>for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >