[Leica] Pics from down under

[leica at web-options.com (Bob W)]

> 
> So how hard do you have to crank the 14-54 to get it to open to 
> f/1.4? I would think you should at least consider the 14-35/2.0 at 
> 900 gm to be approaching the ballpark of the Leica lenses.
> 
> The fact of it is, comparisons of this type don't make a whole lot of 
> sense, as how you shoot and what you shoot is likely the much greater 
> determinant.
> 

Well, I happen to agree. But the person returning from the trip was not
complaining that their SLR kit was too slow, they were complaining that it
was too heavy. So I pointed out that in my particular case the M8 kit is
heavier than the SLR kit. At which point the super-defensive LUG moves the
goalposts!

Bob