Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/10

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Subject: Re: 180/3.4 & 180 2.0
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 07:41:02 -0500

Jim Brick wrote:

The very reasons I kept my 180/2.8 when I got my 70-180. I really like
my
180/2.8 . Ounce for ounce, I believe it's one of the finest 180's
available.

Jim...

To quote Yoda, "No, there is another..."

I newly have the 180 2.0 Apo Summicron, a hoss of a lens, that I'm just
learning to use. Have only shot a half dozen rolls thus far, and had
intended to report to the group when I had developed some more formed
opinions.

Early impressions (no news here) is that the lens is v. sharp, easy to
focus on the R8, fun to shoot wide open (just shot half a roll on a
cloudy day at 2.0, for fun), close focuses to +/- 4 feet, and wide open
has HIGHLY limited depth of field. 

FWIW, this lens was the highest scoring ColorFoto ever tested (no mean
feat?) and the mechanical quality certainly is there. Feels like a chunk
of granite. Have been using a monopod and both hands to carry the combo.
To date, though, I've been very impressed.

More when I know more, in a few months.

David W. Almy
Annapolis, Maryland