Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/30
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Eric Welch,
>>Do you still have the 100 APO Macro?<<
No, I finally traded it off as mine, & it's replacements, all had a a lot
of internal debris within the lenses. I know it's a great lens; however,
they must have had a
quality control problem when I was trying to get a replacement. I think I
returned three back to Leica before I gave up ;~)!
My M line-up is: 1.) 21 f2.8. 2.) 35 f1.4. 3.) Noctilux. 4.) 90 f2.8. My
R-line up is: 1.) 24 f2.8 2.) 35 f2. 3.) 80 f1.4 4.) 90 f2.8. 5.) 70-180
APO. 6.) 280 f4.
Out of this grouping, my M 90 f2.8 gets little use at this point;
therefore, it's the most logical candidate for a trade. However, I dislike
trading Leica glass; you lose money
& it's like trading family ;~)!
In addition, I've decided to keep my R 90 f2.8; it's very light, balances
well, & is a great performer. I can use my M 21mm f2.8 when I need a wide
angle; thus, I'm going to hold off any purchase of a R 19 f2.8 for now.
Thus, based on budget & hopefully, just plain common sense (although Leica
glass works against that ;~); I'm going to try to be content for awhile!
Tom D.