Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 180 2.8 R-lens - any experiences?
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 10:04:22 -0800

What about 400, 500, and 800?  Are those actually 380, 480, and 780?

At 08:09 PM 1/22/98 -0600, Eric Welch wrote:
>At 09:41 AM 1/22/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>Thanks....I think I agree that the 2.8 is a better all-around lens for the
>>180 length.  Now I need to decide whether I need 180, or want 300!
>
>They don't make a 300. The 280 2.8 or 4 Apo telyts are fabulous lenses,
>with the f/4 lens being one of the best lenses in the Leica line. And I see
>them both around for $3,495 (used for 2.8 and new for 4). In fact, most 300
>2.8 lenses are actually 280s. Only Nikon's latest 300 2.8 (the AF-S) is a
>true 300. Most lenses in this length are all based on the same formula,
>with tweaking making the differences in optical performance.
>
>
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>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>There's no such thing as nonexistence.
> 


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