Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrea Cucina wrote >Daniel, >u likely forget the 280 f. 2.8 R which is a monster in term of size and >precision. >It is an amazing lens, I played with it a little. Anyway, mine will be on >the market if someone can be interested. >Take care - Andrea > >>..................................... >>By the way, I don't think there was such thing as a Leitz R lens over >>180mm that was as fast as f2.8. The fastest R lens over 250mm was a >>350f4.8 Or you could go with the 250f4 :-) Or, if you had a strong >>assistant, you could go with the 800/6.3. I have a vague memory of a >>Leitz promotion for that lens where, if you bought a new one, they'd give >>you a new VW beatle as a premium. But maybe that was a nightmare and not >>just a regular memory:-) >>Cordially >> >>Daniel Bowdoin Andrea . . . In 1980 I don't think the 280f2.8 R lens was even a gleam in the eye of Leitz optical engineers. :-) Daniel Bowdoin