Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Tina, Ted, Douglas, Robert Thank you for looking and commenting. The preponderance of smiling faces is what made me post this set yesterday. The AFS 24-85 f3.5-4.5G plastic has been my normal zoom for close to 10 years now - it is lightweight and a good performer - it is not especially fast, and has distortion at either end, but nowadays that is so easy to correct. I actually upgraded to the new 24-120 f4 - but I ended up selling the new lens. Moral of the story - never buy a lens on a whim! Second moral - plastic lenses can be good performers (even if they are made in China), last as long as metal if looked after and they are lightweight! (-: As an aside, Nikon seems to be blitzing India with unbelievable prices on equipment. The new Nikon D5200 (24MP, APS-C) kit (with a 18-55 lens) is not available yet in the USA, but I think the sale price is rumoured to be around US$1200 (Rs.66,000). Amazon UK sells the kit for GBP785 (Rs.70,000) and Cathay in Singapore for Sing$1400 (Rs.63,000). The kit in India has a recommended list price of Rs.46000 list, Rs.42000 (US$ 765) from my dealer, with a Nikon India guarantee! I bought two kits yesterday - one for a friend in London, and another for a friend in Singapore. It seems only yesterday that we would get all our equipment when we traveled out of the country! What a welcome change! Merry Christmas to all. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote > > One page of portraits, then - men, kids and one small girl (sorry >> ladies!): >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/People/?g2_**page=8<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/?g2_page=8> >> >> > For plastic, that's a pretty good lens. Rickshaw Driver is my pick of a > very good bunch. > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >