Agreed. My first zoom lens ever and it is my workhorse lens. F4 is a problem at times. then it is time to dig out the 30 or 50 'cron. I used it with velvia, astia, and now with my Rebel XTi. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gary E" <ge_crocus@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:04 AM To: "Leica Reflex" <LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [LRflex] Re: 35-70 f4 zoom > Dave, > > The 35-70/4 ROM lens is great if you can live with F4 and the limited 2x > zoom > range. It produces sharp and saturated slides; used Astia 100F and Provia > 100F/400F. This has been my favorite travel lens. > > > Regards, > Gary E > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:11:40 -0700 (PDT) > From: David Simms <simmszee@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: [LRflex] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_=5BLRflex=5D_Re=3A_Piet=E0?= > > Hey Walter; > I know that this is slightly off-topic but I'm curious about your 35-70 f4 > zoom. > I know that several 35-70's were marketed under the Leica name. Some were > fine > and others were not the greatest. Later, I'll refer to the tests but, as a > user, > what are your observations re. the performance of this lens? Have you used > it > with slide film? > Thanks, > Dave > > > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/