Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]love my new R8 and prefer the 35-70....zoom lens ...which is great ...(to the 28-70 zoom)..Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Coleman" <jaycoleman@nyc.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 12:45 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Opinions on the R8 > Robert: > > The R8 is a great camera. I have used it as an amateur for portraits, > nature, travel and just general walking around. I would not get the 28-70. > While I am sure it is very good, it is a Sigma lens. I would stick to Leica > designs. If you are in for the longer focal lengths, I would look at the > 100 APO, which is a classic, and the 180/2.8 APO or earlier versions (2.8, > 3.4 APO). The 35-70 and 80-200 f4 designs are designed by Leica and built > in Japan. They are excellent optically but a little slow in aperture and > dark in the viewfinder for my taste. > > Jay Coleman > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert W. > Clark > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:24 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Opinions on the R8 > > > Hi all: > I've thinking about acquiring an R8 plus the 28-70 Vario-Elmarit. I want a > longer focal length to complement my M system (M6, 35 2.0 ASPH & 50 1.4). > Doesn't have to be a Leica but I'm leaning that way. My previous SLR was an > AE1P with a variety of non-Canon lenses. I had the opportunity to inspect > one down at Carolina Camera in Greensborg and was exceptionally pleased with > the ergonomics of the camera...it's design really appeals to me. I also > like the depth of field control, the ease of changing the shutter speed when > your hand is in shooting mode, and the information in the viewfinder. > And..of course, it is a Leica. Perceived drawbacks...no autofocus. I've > seen the work of many R users so I know talented people can use any SLR but > I want to know what people think of the R8..especially those who have > employed it in different situations...amateur work, journalism, travel, etc. > The price is dropping and I've been greatly pleased with the prints and > negatives from the lenses and my M6. Of course, I have always coveted an > FM2 but never bought one. Mostly, I do travel photography along with > family, rural small towns, and seascape/landscapes. > > Robert Clark > Lancaster, PA > > "We can't ever go back to the old things or try and get the 'old kick' > out of something or find things the way we remembered them. We have > them as we remember them and they are fine and wonderful and we have to > go on and have other things because the old things are nowhere except in > our minds now." Hemingway in Paris 1923 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html