RE: [Leica] 70-180 Apo Lens Test Results

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

CDI tests are pretty accurate. They do not seem to have the bias toward a
particular lens manufacturer like you see in some magazines.  
Their comment about the 70-180mm was "The best that you can buy, but the
price....." 

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: Dominique PELLISSIER [mailto:pelliss@droit-eco.univ-nancy2.fr]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 1:46 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] 70-180 Apo Lens Test Results


At 20:20 07/03/99 -0500, David wrote :
>All,
>
>Excuse the heresy, but has anyone seen any data to back up Eric's claim
that the 70-180 is the best zoom available for consumer purchase. I happen
to believe Eric's claim (he can't be wrong ALL of the time :-),but would
like to have the science to back up the user experience. 
Many thanks to all of you with superior libraries.
>
>David W. Almy
>Annapolis
>
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Very easy.
The FTM test made by the french review Chasseur d'images is outstanding :
5/5 stars.
Even at 180 mm and at full aperture, the zoom is equal in quality to the
apo 2.8/180...More distorsion however : +0.6% for the former and 0% for the
latter.
Eric has the luck of the devil ;-)

Dominique