Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Must be quite a hunk a glass...!;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Wilber > Jeffcoat > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:13 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: 180 crap?? (was:Re: [Leica] Re: Best Hadow and Highlight > Metering) > > > They have it covered considering the Leica is an APO and the best > 180 yet from > Leica. Reports have it besting the 180 3.4 APO. That is doing something. > Cheers Wilber. GFE > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > I haven't used the Leica 180 2,8, but it would have to get up > pretty early > > to best the Nikon 180 2.8 ED....which is a really amazingly > sharp lens, easy > > to handle, with very nice BOW KAH! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Julian > > > Thomas > > > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 1:54 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: Re: 180 crap?? (was:Re: [Leica] Re: Best Hadow and Highlight > > > Metering) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Doug Herr" <telyt560@cswebmail.com> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 6:11 PM > > > Subject: 180 crap?? (was:Re: [Leica] Re: Best Hadow and Highlight > > > Metering) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm curious which 180 qualifies as crap ... I understand > the expensive > > > part. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Doug, a bit of a too-quick email. I was doing a lot of > theatre stuff > > > and wanted a 2.8 180 on a mechanical body with a good spot meter. I've > > > always used OMs but loved the R6. At the time the leica 2.8 > very stiff and > > > awkward to use. I tried both and the Olympus was sharper and > > > easier to focus > > > and handhold at low light levels. I couldn't justify the > price of a leica, > > > especially considering I was shooting without flash, usually at > > > 30/60th sec > > > wide open on tmax 3200. Neither gave me the same quality as > the Nikon 2.8, > > > but the Nikon bodies were just too noisy. This all about 10 years > > > ago before > > > the leica asph 180. > > > > > > Julian > > > > > > > >