On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that there is something about a solid construction lacking in most > lenses today. So much wobble or fear of breaking these days. > > I was @ Midwest Photo earlier today. Got to handle a Sony DSLR with the > Zeiss Sonnar T* 16-35/2.8 zoom. That lens as a feel better than any other > modern lens I've touched. But @ $1900ish, it had better.
The high-grade and super-high-grade Olympus SLR lenses are like that too. Solid feel, smooth in operation, rugged and precise. Weather-sealed too. The high-grade lenses start at around $500 or so, the super-high-grade around $1300. The all-mechanical helicoid focusing mount in the Zeiss, Voigtländer and Leica manual focus lenses feel even better if you prefer manual focusing. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
