Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/22

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Subject: [Leica] D700
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:19:10 +1030
References: <C8E7AF50.5654%mark@rabinergroup.com> <991794EB-BB27-48EF-AFA0-ECC2E426D94E@mac.com>

I don't like zooms.  The 24-70 2.8 AF-S is decent.  The 24-120 is the
worst; the real dog of the Nikkor range.

Just about any wide range zoom is hopeless for architectural work.

Marty

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
> The Internet knows all, but not as much as me.
>
> Chris
>
> Developed from my iHolga
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
>> My experience with using the lens extensively for the past 7.1 years seems
>> to differ with yours Christopher! As does every known source on the
>> internet!
>> This one is better than the current one.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------
>> Mark William Rabiner
>>
>>
>>> From: Christopher Williams <zoeica at mac.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:53:04 -0500
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
>>>
>>> Sorry but that lens is one of the worst ones Nikon ever made. At 24 it's 
>>> a
>>> joke. The f4 version was slightly improved.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Developed from my iHolga
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 22, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nope its an older real lens.
>>>> FX or
>>>> FF
>>>> Nikon 24-85 f/3.5-4.5 ED AF-S G
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/2485afs.htm
>>>> http://www.bythom.com/2485lens.htm
>>>> http://www.momentcorp.com/review/nikkor24-85_35.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>> Mark William Rabiner Photography
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>> Cars: ? http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb
>>>> mark at rabinergroup.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Kyle Cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:51:03 -0400
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
>>>>>
>>>>> as long as it's not DX!
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My 24 to 85 G lens seems to be all I'd need 99.9 of the time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700)
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] D700)