Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 100+135+180 vs 70-180
From: inyoung@jps.net
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:53:34

Hello,

 How heavy is the zoom?

Best Wishes,
David

At 03:10 PM 12/11/98 -0800, you wrote:
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>I have been thinking about the APO 70-180/2.8 a lot lately.  I heard
>that it is a super zoom but it is also very expensive and heavy.
>Meantime, I have the followinging mid-tel lens:
>
>    APO 100/2.8
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>Ben,
>I cannot speak for the other lenes, but the APO 100 does have slightly more
>contrast than the zoom at 100mm in MHO. Just a good excuse to own both ;-)
>The zoom however is fantastic throughout its range, and though heavy, makes
>the R very versitile.
>
>Cheers
>
>Alastair Firkin,
>
>http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html
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