Richard, I spent two weeks in Mexico a few years back with an R7 and ISO 200 film and hardly ever took my 21-35mm Vario off the camera. I am not too interested in bokeh but all other aspects of the camera & lens combo met my needs very nicely. I still use it with a DMG and R9, but now it is roughly a 28-46mm Vario due to the cropping factor, not a bad range. I have no experience with N or C cameras and lenses at all so I can't offer comparisons. Others can and will. Good luck, Bill On Dec 29, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Richard wrote: > Hello to all! > > I am new to this forum but excited to interact. These have probably been > discussed before but are there must have R lenses that are outstanding for > its bokeh and leica glow? I have some lenses but ready to purchase > additional ones. I am interested in a zoom in the 28-70 range. Are the > Solms made lenses that much better than the Japanese ones?