armandopa Posted July 16, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) How good you beleive such glass is? Armando Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rsh Posted July 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 16, 2010 Optically, I think it is on par with the 35-70 f2.8 Vario Elmarit, which I have owned in the past. The advantage to me is the extended zoom range, which is more important to me than the faster speed at the long end of the zoom. If I want to travel with two cameras, I take an M9, 35 Summicron and 75 Summicron or only a 50 Summilux and an R9 DMR, 19 Elmarit, 28-90 and a 180- Apo Elmarit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted July 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) rsh I think you might be confusing the 28-90 with the 28-70 he asked about. I bought both versions of the 28-70 secondhand on trial to check differences, the plan being to keep the better and send the other back. I ended up sending them both back. They were sharp enough (Sigma is no slouch in the lens department), but the distortion was too much for my taste. Barrel distortion at 28mm wasn't as bad as pincushion distortion beginning at around 50mm and getting progressively worse by 70mm where it was quite pronounced and invaded far into the frame not just at the edge. Some say the 2 versions differ slightly optically, but definitely not in the distortion area, they were equally bad. If you don't mind pronounced distortion or don't mind having to correct it before printing (which involves some cropping in the end), then it's a nice sharp contrasty lens. Edited July 16, 2010 by bocaburger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvaliquette Posted July 16, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 16, 2010 bocaburger is right. The lens is sharp enough, but the distortion is terribly intrusive. I since bought the 28-90 Vario-Elmar-R and the 28-70 now sits on the shelf! Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted July 16, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) Ya'll are right. My 57 year old eyes are not what they once were. I looked too quickly and saw 28-90 and not 28-70. The 28-70 is not on par with any of the Leica short range zooms - 35-70 Vario Elmar, 35-70 Vario Elmarit and 28-90 Vario Elmarit. Edited July 16, 2010 by rsh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted July 17, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 17, 2010 Sharp with a lot of distortion. I rarely use mine. The 35 70 4.0 is my zoom of choice and a decent compromise from fixed lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmes Posted July 17, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll second that on the 35-75. It has an aspherical lens. Putts wonders why Leica did not designate it as such. With that f 4 and my 80-200 F 4, plus my macro I can cover a lot of territory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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