[LRflex] Was Flying Lessons, now 80-200mm
- From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:15:39 +1000
Thanks Bill,
After considering advice from the list I went ahead and purchased a
second hand 80-200 on ebay from "SH photo GmbH im Hause Fotomax" which I
believe received a load of R lenses from Leica once they had decided to
discontinue the R system. I paid $1112 Australian dollars on best offer
including postage (approx $940 US) Seems like a fair price given the
market at the moment. It has a few marks on the barrel but optics,
zoom, focus and aperture stops are all fine. Anyway the lens does not
disappoint.
I haven't had much chance to use the beast but I have posted a few
samples on flickr all taken hand held using a modified Sigma SD14 most
at f4.0, wide open. I have also a few rolls of film taken using an R7
which I will develop soon.
I can't get Doug's sharpness but I doubt this has anything to do with
the lens. For those interested ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25126059@N02/sets/72157621805882335/
Advice requested. I need a wide, either the 35mm Summicron or the 28mm
f2.8. I wonder if the difference is merely light and width or whether
there is a character difference between the two lenses. This would
influence my choice or should I just get both since life is too short.
Thanks
Walter
On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 10:51 -0700, William B. Abbott III wrote:
> Hi Walter,
>
> Since 1986 I have bought and traded many Leica lenses, both M and R,
> all with some purpose in mind. The vast majority were used and I have
> never had anything to complain about yet.
>
> If I had it to do over, I would never have traded a lens but just hung
> on to it. Oh, well, what's done is done.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Jul 23, 2009, at 7:58 PM, walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > People may remember I asked for advice on the elmar-vario-r 80-200mm
> > f4.0 and
> > whether to get that lens in favour of the 180mm f2.8 Thanks to those
> > who responded.
> > I recently acquired this lens (the vario)second hand from eu-shphoto
> > but I have not
> > yet had a good chance to try it out. Browsing the net I came across
> > some comments
> > that indicated that there is noticable variation in quality between
> > these lenses.
> > Has anyone heard of this or can substantiate or is it merely web
> > chatter.
> >
> > Cheers
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