Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:40 AM 3/8/98 -0800, you wrote: >I would love it if someone could discuss the relative merits of these two >lenses in their older versions. For one thing, they could pass as identical twins at a distance. But the 180 is actually heavier than the 250. I used the 180 for some time, and had it converted to a 3 cam lens (in '84 is cost me $135.00 USD). It was a very fine lens. Very heavy too. But the new Elmarit is a better lens, and much easier on the neck. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch IRS: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!