My favorite is the 28-85mm f4 which is lighter and has the added benefit of the wider angle coverage. It is 485 gr vs. the 600 gr. for the 35-105 f3.5. Other...
Hi, The 35-105 f/3.5 constant is noticeably better than the lighter 35-105 f3.5-4. I had this light version before and did not find it very good, although it...
The Wide-to-short tele zoom is the most useful lens to me. Please don't ask but I have six lens in this range. I must admit for general photo use and at...
I hope I am not too gruesome here. As we all are aware, with the passing of Ken, we are left with one active moderator. I don't know if Parry even reads the...
Just got home last night and checking mail this AM. If you can send pictures. If you are helping Ken's sister in cleaning out things I was e-mailing Ken about...
The thought had ocurred to me ( not the one about dying....but the one about being on vacation with no access to the computer) and I have started to address...
Hi all: May I ask a supplemental question on this subject? Do any experienced members have any opinions on OSAWA lenses? I found an Osawa 28-80mm, f3.5-4.5 in...
Hi I am interested in your 100mm F2.0 Please contact me. Thank you Wen Debbie de la Rua <magnolia70123@...> wrote: Greetings; Advice on condition and...
Harry Pulley did some testing of both lenses back in 2001. Go to message # 2731 for his comments about the differences. Vladimir Group Moderator ... price?...
I need to have my A-1's battery door repaired. Who would you recommend? I used to send my AE-1 to Karl Aimo in Massachusetts, I believe. Also, who would you...
Mark, Last fall I had a similar question when I was looking at a bunch of lenses including the 300 F4. That deal never got done so I cannot speak 1st hand....
Paul lachel from this group has done several of my cameras very well and at a very reasonable price. Yoou can contact him at : adahlje@... . There's a...
... Sorry to say I have no direct comparison to offer, but I have first hand experience with the "L" lens wich was/is probably the best lens I've ever owned...
I shot the 300 L for a few years... well corrected lens. From the enlargements I saw from the non-L, there was chromatic all over the place... Eric Goldstein ...
Tony, Before spending the money to send it off for repair (unless you plan to have other work done also), you might try replacing the door yourself. This topic...
An F1N for sale in NC: http://raleigh.craigslist.org/pho/324297735.html No relationship to this seller, but it's local, if somebody wants me to do an on-site...
I would like to announce and welcome our 2 new Moderators to this group as of today April 5....1 month + 1 day after the tragic accident that took the life of...
Congratulations and welcome to our two new moderators....very wise choices! As a VERY infrequent contributor and mostly lurker I am very gratified, Vladimir,...
Summer is coming-flowers blooming, I always dreamed a lite-weight RF hanging on my belt, little bigger than a cell. phone but resolution issues always stopped...
I'm a big fan of the Yashica Lynx 14-it's a nice little compact RF with a permanently attached 1.4 lens somewhere in the 50mm range(44mm perhaps?). It is a...
Price is probably an issue, but I feel compelled to mention the Leitz-Minolta CL. Probably hard to beat that one for image quality in the small size. I'd have...
Check out the specs of the Olympus 35 RC. It is said to be one of the smallest full featured rangefinders made and the Zuiko 42mm f2.8 lens is pretty sharp....
Try the Canonet GIII - QL17...the poor man's Leica RF. Small ...excellent 40mm f1.7 lens. And it's Canon.... Vladimir Group co-moderator ... RF ... Now ... ...
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