2021-07-15T09:09:37
Rated 5 out of 5
Very good value for money.
Some reviewers will state that the sharpness of this lens is not up to the standard of later R zoom lenses from Leica. But the latter still cost thousands of pounds/dollars. They have ASPH elements and APO this and that. They will point out that it?s a Minolta lens, made in Japan. The front element rotates when focusing. The build quality is not up to Leitz standards. But the lens is very usable if a little slow. It?s not expensive on the used market and I?ve just seen two first class lenses at £129 & £159 (plus carriage) from two U.K. dealers. With 6 months warranty (both). Sharpness has a lot to do with holding the camera still. At 15, my grandson can get sharp pix with a 200mm whereas I at 70 need the support of a monopod, wall etc. See what Ken Rockwell has to say about sharpness. Then there?s bokeh. Years ago, this had not been invented. Some silly bugger sat down and decided to start comments about bokeh. So now all lenses are partly judged on their bokeh. Well two can play at that game: what about Tizgat. Tizgat You say? Well Tizgat is the amount of play in the aperture ring that means that low Tizgat means a firm aperture ring with no lateral play. Whereas a high Tizgat means an aperture ring that?s got play in it and isn?t firm to operate. This, you see, impinges on the iris blades and induces sloppiness in them. Thus you just don?t get F5.6, rather f6.3. Yes, I can make this crap up too. The Leica 75-200mm f4.5 Vario R isn?t a bad lens. On the whole, R primes are increasingly expensive as people are buying Chinese-made adapters to attach this fine legacy glass to Japanese digital cameras. Those who use the Leicaflex trio have a chance to buy a suitable lens for not much more than a Tamron AD2 mount lens with adapters and it says Leitz Wetzlar on it. If you?re concerned about the tine word Japan, underneath it, just apply black tape.
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