Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the suggestions. So many different ideas and points of view. I am leaning towards the 24-120, but it is a hunk of change. Will I use it after I get my 35-70 repaired, or will I like it so much that it is not worth repairing the 35-70 (blasphemy). Philippe is right that the current plan is a stop gap measure so maybe the older version, despite it's substantial flaws, would fit the bill, and use Lightroom to correct those flaws. But any correction involves loss of quality as you bend and shift pixels into their "proper" place. And I have to admit, running around Washington DC with a tripod in hand is not convenient, so image stabilization in the new version would be a big help. With my 10-24 and the 24-120 I would be covered for most things except macro. The 35-70 does have a pretty good quality macro feature. Not up to the 100 APO, but not bad in a pinch. Ah, life was so easy before I dropped that sucker. It's eventual replacement was just some future event waiting for necessity. Now necessity is NOW. Aram > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Woe is me... > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <CA774F72.13A4F%mark at rabinergroup.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > The 24-120 f4 (latest version) is at the top of my lens wish list. > Without which. I will not be a complete person. > But all good things must come to those who wait. > > -- > Mark R. > > >> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:33:17 +0530 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Woe is me... >> >> Aram, >> I have the 24-120 f4 (latest version) - and I do not like the lens at >> all, >> in fact I am planning to sell it off. I will continue to use three >> cheapo >> plastic Nikon lenses for this zoom range - the venerable D70 kit lens, >> the >> 18-70 f3.5-4 or the 18-200 f3.5-5.6 (the old one) for APS-C bodies, and >> the >> 24-85 f3.5-4.5 for full frame. IMHO both the 18-70 and 24-85 are better >> lenses than the 24-120, and the 18-200 is just plain convenient! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >>