Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But the major thing which happened was in four years the 35-75 configuration the orignal for mid range zooms was totally antiquated as it expanded in both directions over night and a 28-85 or 24-105 was not thought of to be a bloated compromise. But an accepted norm; a 35-70 just oddly limiting. Even in a much smaller package such as those made by other companies. Though interestingly normal zooms were not used anyway as much as wide zooms and tele zooms. Especially if it had a screechingly limited range of 35-70! Turned out to be a gap between the 21-35 and 80-200 that people felt they could live without. But just carry a normal macro. I think you can shift your weight forward and back and get the same effect as zooming with a 35 to 70. Added to this the Leica 35-70 sharp and unflawed as it no doubt was was bloated beyond all recognition or belief. Though "bloated" may not have been the word as it weighed a ton! An optic of that size came to be expected to have a configuration of those dumb super zooms. An 18-200 or such. You just had to lug the huge dumb thing everywhere it never supposedly came off your camera. But having it go from ever so slightly wide to barely tele was never going to go over for very long. For all those tons of dollars. It's one for the collectors. A gold plated bazooka by any other name. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:26:45 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] R Mid-Range Zooms Charlie Chan > > Leica set a limit of one meter, for a close-up, on the earlier 35-75. > Hence, you couldn't fill the frame for a head shot. Then, as Ted > mentioned earlier, the front rotated, compounding the usage of a > polarizer. Otherwise, it was an adequate zoom for the era. > S.d.