carstenw Posted March 31, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just noticed that one of these lenses has become available at Leica Camera Beriln, for €4000. Given its rarity, I thought I would post the tip here. I haven't tried it, but held it and examined it, and it looks to be in great, if not perfect, condition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Hi carstenw, Take a look here Leica Elmarit-R 35-70/2.8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jlancasterd Posted March 31, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2007 I have just noticed that one of these lenses has become available at Leica Camera Beriln, for €4000. Given its rarity, I thought I would post the tip here. I haven't tried it, but held it and examined it, and it looks to be in great, if not perfect, condition. Ffordes (https://secure.ffordes.com/index.htm) also have one of these lenses available secondhand at the moment for £3,299 including UK VAT. Condition Mint- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicapages Posted April 2, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 2, 2007 A great lens, and I am actually *using* one :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted April 3, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 3, 2007 Has anyone seriously compared the 35-70/2.8 to the 28-90 ASPH? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdb Posted April 3, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 3, 2007 What du you call "seriously", and how would yoou lead this comparison? could be interesting, though Gérard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted April 3, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 3, 2007 Has anyone seriously compared the 35-70/2.8 to the 28-90 ASPH? Well, no, but at 28mm (and at 90mm, for that matter) the 28-90 ASPH looks like the clear winner... Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicapages Posted April 3, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmm, the VE 35-70/2.8 ASPH looks like the clear winner to me at f/2.8 :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted April 4, 2007 Share #8 Posted April 4, 2007 Puts reviewed it a few years ago and declared it the mother of all medium range zooms. http://www.imx.nl/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted April 4, 2007 Share #9 Posted April 4, 2007 Puts reviewed it a few years ago and declared it the mother of all medium range zooms. Erwins Photosite I've gone through all material on his site and never seen him directly compare the 28-90 to the 35-70/2.8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted April 5, 2007 Share #10 Posted April 5, 2007 I've gone through all material on his site and never seen him directly compare the 28-90 to the 35-70/2.8. No, he doesn't, but of course you can read both reviews and draw your own conclusions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted April 5, 2007 Share #11 Posted April 5, 2007 Allen Oser (osera) made comparisons between the two zooms and I also did some testing between the two zooms plus 35 lux, 50 lux (E60), and 80 lux. Compared to the 28-90, the 35-70 is sharper at 35, 50, and 70 mm, although the 28-90 comes really close at 70mm.The colors are more faithful in the 35-70 than with the 28-90. The 28-90 has more saturated colors. (The color comparisons were made by using the same manual white balance for all the lenses, using the 50 lux as the standard.) There is slightly less distortion in the 35-70. The 35-70 also has less CA. In short, the 35-70 wins in every category except in the focal range and portability, although the 35-70 is not a behemoth either. It is about the size of Canon 24-70L. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted April 5, 2007 Share #12 Posted April 5, 2007 Thanks a lot for the quick roundup, Peter. When stopped down to f/4.5, f/5.6 ... are those differences still visible? I'm suspecting the more saturated colors from the 28-90 is due to its relative higher contrast. If you could post some extreme crops for demonstration, that would be great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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