Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 180 f3.4 Apo Telyt
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 18:33:28 -0500

"Thomas J. Donovan" wrote:
>
> I have a chance to get a "new", in the box, 180 f3.4 Telyt
> at a rather decent  price. However, I already own the
> 180 f2.8 apo & admire its qualities ;-)!
> 

According to Erwin, the 180 f/2.8 APO improves on the 180 f/3.4 APO lens.
From what I've read on the link below, and his messages to the LUG, there
is no reason to own the 3.4 APO if you have the 2.8 APO.

See his test: http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/r/tests/r180.html

M.

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