Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Optical Reference Standards
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 09:32:40 -0400

Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> At 08:20 AM 9/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >R 70-180/2.8 Apo
> >R 35-70/2.8 Asph.
> >R 105-280/4.2
> 
> You mean f/4 for the middle zoom, no?

No, I mean 2.8. See Erwin's Photokina post today.

> >Canon
> >17-35/2.8 L
> 
> Soft at the edges wide open.

Yes, but in its class, it is the best available. Its listing stands.

> slightly behind the Zeiss 300 2.8 Tele Apo Tessar.

We should add the Apo Tessar to the list.


David W. Almy
Annapolis, Maryland