[LRflex] Re: Woe is me..... Follow up
- From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:05:15 -0700
Bon voyage Aram. Have fun
steve
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Steve Barbour
On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:56 AM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I decided on the new version of the Nikon 24-120. (Thanks Mark) 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
>
> Aram Langhans
> Semi-Retired (retarded?) Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
> "The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself
> would ever have dared dream." James D. Watson
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