comment on Leitz 75-200mm-ish zoom?

[cheve]

All,

Could any one comment on the Leitz Vario Elmar R 75-200mm f4.5? I have the Tamron Adaptall 80-210mm f3.8-4(the 103A version) and a RMC Tokina 80-200mm f4.5.

Would I gain much from this Leitz when comparing to the two lens above? Links to pictures taken by the lens would be appreciated.

thanks for looking,

Cheers

[wildlightphoto]

I used the 75-200mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R for a couple of years, and found that in most situations it was a good but not great performer.

The things I liked:

adequate sharpness
minimal flare
light weight

what I didn't like:

ugly bokeh
difficult to use polarizing filters
Minolta construction isn't up to Leica standards

I prefer the Leica 80-200mm f/4 Vario-Elmar-R by a wide margin. It fixes all the problems I had with the 75-200 and is much sharper, almost up to Leica's APO standards.

[LucisPictor]

Isn't the 4.5/75-200 the one that was produced and built my Minolta?

[wildlightphoto]

[cheve]

Doug,

thanks for the info. I guess I should save up a bit more $ for the better 80-200/4

Cheers,