Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 180 2.8 Apo Telyt
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:33:49 -0800

Let me know what you think of the 3.4.....

At 10:24 AM 2/18/98 -0800, you wrote:
>---Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com> wrote:
>
>>> Yes, the 180/2.8 is a GREAT lens......I love it completely.... I
>have heard that the 180/3.4 blows it out of the water resolution-wise,
>though.<<
>
>I received a mint 180/2.8 last Saturday, shot three frames with it
>when the iris broke (stopped down and could not be opened back up).  I
>sent it back the same day.  I had the chromes processed on Monday. 
>The 180/2.8 wasn't near as sharp as I though it should be, definitely
>not on par with my 90/2.8 R.  As a result, when I called to discuss
>replacing the lens with Tamarkin on Tuesday I requested that a new
>180/3.4 Apo ROM be sent instead.  As I understand things the 180/3.4
>is the best of the 180's, though a bit slow.  I hope to find out for
>myself soon.
>
>Don 
>
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