[LRflex] Re: Woe is Me - Follow up
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:51:49 -0700
If it is weather sealed, they don't advertise it. It is a gold band
so-called professional lens, so who knows. I've heard it both ways. I am
sure it is more sealed than my old Leica 35-70, but I used that one in the
rain and mist quite a bit and just wiped it down. Of course, no real
sophisticated electronics in it to short out.
Even though my camera is not full frame, it fills in all the gaps I had with
one lens, so that should work for me. 10-24, 24-120, 70-300 and then the
beloved 100 APO macro. Will carry the 35 and 50 crons for faster lenses if
needed. They are nice and compact and light. Fit in my pocket easily.
Aram
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From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:09 AM
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Woe is Me - Follow up
> Have a nice trip Aram, fill your eyes - and the cards - with beauties,
> and return safely to report then :-)
> Zoom: you seem to have made a wise choice, the focal range is handy-
> is it weather sealed BTW?
>
> Wish you well
> Bien amicalement
> Philippe
>
> Le 6 sept. 11 à 17:04, Aram Langhans a écrit :
>
>>
>> Well, I decided on the new version of the Nikon 24-120. It is
>> constant F-4,
>> reviews much better than the earlier versions, seems solidly built,
>> weighs a
>> 50% more than my 35-70, but quite a bit less than the Nikon 24-70.
>> Has IS
>> so might not have to tripod up as much. It will offer me a bit of an
>> expanded range on the low and high end, so I can compensate for the
>> weight
>> gain by leaving one other lens home. A bit softer than the 35-70,
>> but it is
>> a 5x zoom vs a 2x zoom. At 5.6 things look pretty good. Shots with
>> my 35-70
>> wide open seem quite a bit sharper, but no direct comparison since
>> the 35-70
>> is unfit to take photos at this time. It does not have a macro
>> feature like
>> the 35-70 and I will miss that for occasional macros when I was not
>> expecting to take any. I may loose my weight advantage by having to
>> lug the
>> 100 APO all the time. I will get the 35-70 repaired in November,
>> when I
>> return from our trip.
>>
>> Hope there will be much to see on our trek across the country, and
>> not too
>> much weather problems. Maybe some of the mess back east will be
>> cleaned up
>> by the time we get there. Should take us about two weeks to cross
>> from
>> Washington to Washington. (State to DC, that is....) Everything is
>> tuned
>> and ready to go. Just need to pack the old vehicle and head out
>> Friday AM.
>>
>> Aram
>>
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