Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:47 PM 9/13/99 +0200, Bert wrote: >I agree, why do you think Leica is putting so much effort in the Leica M >lens range? >A lot of new M lens designs have seen the light lately. It's awfully quiet >in the R lens corner when it comes to new designs... <<<Timing, it was the M's turn after a bunch of new lenses for the R. There have been some new R lenses of late. Some zooms, including the 70-180 2.8 and 105-280 4.2 and the 35-70 2.8, and the 180 Apo Elmarit. Hey, what do you mean quiet in the R lens corner. They've been doing pretty good! They just need some moderate wide angle lenses updated, and they'll have a full stable of current state of the art glass that will give any line a run or the money in terms of image quality. In the end, the most important aspect of a photographic instrument.>>> I wish I could take part! Yes Leica has R stuff that is, I wouldn't know, exceedingly outstanding. The prices are just toooooo much. The 90 APO - it's relatively accessible. The 70-180 is how much? The 180 APO Elmarit? I haven't even bothered to notice the prices as I've already been frightened away...