Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:07 AM 11/8/97 GMT, you wrote: >Can anyone comment on the differences between the old and current versions >of the 180/2.8? I know the older one is quite a bit heavier, and I know the >current one has a different computation, but is the current one also >noticeably better optically, or did they just make it the same but smaller >and lighter? > >Joe Berenbaum > Yes, the current 180/2.8 is much better optically. For me, it outperforms the 180/3.4 APO. The old 180/2.8 was a good lens but not spectacular, as is the new 180. The old 180 actually has a bad reputation, as does the old 250. Jim