[Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?

[photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest)]

I was just curious because I've seen a few Leica R tele-zooms in this
range go for $300-500. I don't need one, I already have the 80-200
f/2.8 AFD. I guess I'm curious if the optics are significantly better
in the lenses THAT I MENTIONED, not other R offerings in the focal
range. Don't get me wrong, I love the 80-200 AFD Nikkor. It's one of the
best tele-zooms ever made. It's a tank. Can handle abuse and delivers a
fantastic image. 

Economical these days is less than a few hundred dollars but I have the
lenses I can afford right now. Now to find a paying use for them.

Thanks.

Phil Forrest



On Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:42:54 -0700
"Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> All things are relative....
> 
> Expensive = $5K
> Economical = $1.6K
> 
> Isn't there some Nikon lenses in the range at the same or lesser price
> points?  And they would offer automatic aperture operation as well....
> 
> And if you have an AF camera, that too.....
> 
> It is nice to have Leica optics, but hardly a requirement....
> 
> Frank Filippone, repenting after his blasphemous comments......
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Vick Ko
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 8:47 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?
> 
> The best zooms in the R line in that range are the 70-180 f2.8 Vario
> APO Elmarit and 80-200 f4 Vario-Elmar lenses.
> 
> The 70-180 is expensive but stellar
> 
> The 80-200 is economical and stellar.
> 
> Vick
> 
> 
> On 11/3/2012 10:54 PM, Phil Forrest wrote:
> > I see there are two Leica R versions of the tele-zoom in the 70-200 
> > range. One is a 70-210 f/4 the other is 75-200 f/4.5. What is the 
> > difference between the two besides the obvious technical ones? Are 
> > they good performers? I notice that these are quite inexpensive
> > these
> days.
> >
> > Finally, would one of these perform better than the Nikkor 80-200 
> > f/2.8 AFD?
> >
> > My thought is for use on a D2X. The Nikon lens offers outstanding 
> > performance and full metering function in all modes with the D2x.
> > It's a stop faster as well.
> >
> > The Leica lens is a fully manual lens (I love manual focus, by the
> > way so that's not a deterrent) and might have better optics but
> > would limit me to stop down metering.
> >
> > I'm curious about your thoughts.
> > Thanks all!
> >
> > Phil Forrest
> >
> 
> 
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