Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I was hoping I could get something a little (cough) less expensive. I could buy 1.1428 M9s for that! I may have to settle for the venerable 28-135 f4 Minolta AF. I've seen some tests which compare it favorably to even the CZ 28-70, although it's one stop slower. And it's AF. Damn! Jim Laird On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > There are 3 for sale on EBay: > > http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=Leica+35-70+f2.8&_sacat=See-All-Categories > > I guess I'll never have one!! > > Tina > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: >> The 35-70 f2.8 asph is stellar, and almost as rare as rocking hose poo. >> >> Marty >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: >>> 2010-10-26-08:48:47 kyle cassidy on the lug: >>>> I have the 28-70 3.5 -- i think it's just a sigma, built in japan by >>>> sigma. >>> >>> ...whereas I'm pretty sure the 35-70 f/4 is a later Leica design, and >>> I know it's darned good. >>> >>> ?-jbm >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information