Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Young Male Dear comes close -- what focal ?
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:59:48 +0200
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Andre,

>         Q2: to most LUG people, is it OBVIOUS a telephoto
>         shot with Leica brand products was made with
>         a monofocal (ex: 180mm f/3.4) versus a mid-range
>         zoom (ex: 80-200mm) ? Or is it more 50 / 50
>         in most cases ? [ Are the "Modul" lenses so superior
>         that any LUG person would instantly know ?
>         They're quite an expensive proposition ... ]

The current generation of Leica zooms is so good that I cannot imagine
anyone being able to tell the difference. In fact, according to Erwin's
test, the 2.8/70-180mm actually *exceeds* the fixed lenses it
encompasses, in terms of optical quality.

Nathan
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