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Subject: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?
From: alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 17:36:09 -0500
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Good choice.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Forrest" <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?


> I'll stick with my current 80-200 f/2.8 AFD.
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 14:07:51 -0600 (CST)
> grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
>> They (Nikon) just introduced a 70 - 200 f4 which is priced at $1399.
>> I would think you could find the 80 - 200 R lens for far less than
>> $1600.
>> 
>> Gene
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2012 12:42:54 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
>> Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?
>> 
>> All things are relative....
>> 
>> Expensive = $5K
>> Economical = $1.6K
>> 
>> Isn't there some Nikon lenses in the range at the same or lesser price
>> points?  And they would offer automatic aperture operation as well....
>> 
>> And if you have an AF camera, that too.....
>> 
>> It is nice to have Leica optics, but hardly a requirement....
>> 
>> Frank Filippone, repenting after his blasphemous comments......
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> Vick Ko
>> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 8:47 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica R tele-zoom?
>> 
>> The best zooms in the R line in that range are the 70-180 f2.8 Vario
>> APO Elmarit and 80-200 f4 Vario-Elmar lenses.
>> 
>> The 70-180 is expensive but stellar
>> 
>> The 80-200 is economical and stellar.
>> 
>> Vick
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/3/2012 10:54 PM, Phil Forrest wrote:
>> > I see there are two Leica R versions of the tele-zoom in the 70-200 
>> > range. One is a 70-210 f/4 the other is 75-200 f/4.5. What is the 
>> > difference between the two besides the obvious technical ones? Are 
>> > they good performers? I notice that these are quite inexpensive
>> > these
>> days.
>> >
>> > Finally, would one of these perform better than the Nikkor 80-200 
>> > f/2.8 AFD?
>> >
>> > My thought is for use on a D2X. The Nikon lens offers outstanding 
>> > performance and full metering function in all modes with the D2x.
>> > It's a stop faster as well.
>> >
>> > The Leica lens is a fully manual lens (I love manual focus, by the
>> > way so that's not a deterrent) and might have better optics but
>> > would limit me to stop down metering.
>> >
>> > I'm curious about your thoughts.
>> > Thanks all!
>> >
>> > Phil Forrest
>> >
>> 
>> 
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