Contax 100-300mm? vs Leica 80-200?
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Pavel Bachurin
Registered: Jan 18, 2007
Total Posts: 23
Country: Canada

Has anyone used Contax 100-300mm lens on a 5D? impressions?

Also, can anyone compare it to Leica 80-200?

thank you,
Pavel.

gtmerideth
Registered: May 10, 2002
Total Posts: 333
Country: United States

Pavel,

I've used both, the 100-300 on a 5D and the 80-200 on a DMR. I found the Contax lens awkward
to use. Maybe just because all other Contax are smaller. The accutance and color were OK but the Leica zoom is just the best. I think it is the sleeper of the R lenses.

Hope this helps.
gary

edwardkaraa
Registered: Sep 27, 2004
Total Posts: 4140
Country: Thailand

Contax has an excellent 80-200 as well. It is always in my bag together with the 35-70.

phuang3
Registered: Feb 09, 2005
Total Posts: 831
Country: Taiwan

Leica 80-200/f4 zoom is mainly based on the optical formula of 70-180 APO. It can't be bad.

Ulff
Registered: Jun 13, 2003
Total Posts: 611
Country: Germany

I use the 100-300 together with a 5D and like it very much as a travel and landscape lens. It's prime sharp at the wider end (at f5.6 at least as good as my Contax 100 2.0) and loses a bit in the 250-300 range (but is still good). The lens is optimized for wide open use and performs best at 5.6-8.0.

I like the compactness of the 100-300, especially for a 300mm lens. But it's not a light lens. Due to the 4.5-5.6 wide-open apertures I found the lens sometimes difficult to focus.

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