Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Of course the 50mm Sumicron-R and 90mm Elmarit-R would do likewise >and in user condition wouldn't cost much more... but does either of these >focus very close? John, I used to own a Serries VIII 180 2.8 and found it to be a great lens. Yes it is heavy, but heavy is a relative term-compared to a 300 2.8 it is light, and I shoot one of those hand held, so I did not find the weight of the 180 prohibitive. The lens turned out superb results. IMHO I also used to own the 90 2.0 Summicron R and this was my favorite R lens. Very sharp, compact, fast, and an all around joy to use. I do not remember about the close focusing of the lenses however, as I do not do a lot of that myself. Happy hunting, Harrison McClary hmphoto@delphi.com http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto