[LRflex] Re: Best R lenses?
- From: "Neil Gould" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:49:36 -0500
Hi Wayne,
> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:21:21 -0500 (EST)
> From: Wayne Serrano <wayneserrano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Neil,
>
> I thought I would offer my two bits; I use and would
highly recommend
> the current 28mm Elmarit ROM with retractable hood, 60mm
Elmarit
> Macro, 90mm pre ASPH, 100mm Elmarit Macro ROM APO, and the
180mm
> Elmarit ROM APO lenses. They provide optimum quality and I
am never
> left wanting. However, I would like to try out and
possibly pick up
> an 80mm Summilux! I have never owned or worked with a
Leica zoom so
> I can not comment.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wayne
>
After decades of using only fixed focal length lenses, I
wanted to try a modern zoom, and the 28-70 was the first one
that I bought, thinking that it may be as good as they get.
Having learned a bit more about how this lens is
constructed, I think that there may be some subtle
performance differences due to the use of a moving iris vs.
the fixed iris in other zooms, but I don't know. I haven't
been sufficiently tempted to swap it out for the 35-70. I'm
pretty sure that the fixed fl lenses would outperform the
zoom, since they can be better corrected and faster.
However, I'm at the point where travelling light is often an
important consideration, so I seldom travel with more than
two lenses with it, typically the 28-70 and 180 2.8. The 100
APO is a specialty lens, and is too close to the 70 end to
justify carrying it unless I know that the 180 will be too
long for the location. If I need a full kit, it's hard to
justify taking the Leica instead of my Rollei 6008i system,
since both kits weigh about the same and still make it as
carry-on in planes in their hard cases.
Best regards,
Neil
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