Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now in eBay you can find mint Apo-Telyt-R/3.4 for ~40-50% the price of a new 180mm Elmarit-R/2.8 APO. Justify it yourself. All the Elmarit-R/2.8 (non-APO), Apo-Telyt-R/3.4, 180/4 Elmar-R are officially discontinued. The only 180mm still in production is the Elmarit-R/2.8 APO. Frank W. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Young" <youngs@islandnet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 12:13 PM Subject: [Leica] Lens decision > It appears that my damaged 180/4 Elmar-R may not be repairable. If this > proves to be the case, I will have to choose between a new 180mm > Apo-Telyt-R/3.4 and a new 180mm Elmarit-R/2.8. > > Obviously, the 3.4 is lighter (by 60 grams though this is still 210 grams > more than the old f4!), and the 2.8 faster. > > Can anyone give me some really good reasons to choose one over the other? > > Thanks. > > PS: Can anybody tell me when the 180/4 Elmar-R was officially discontinued? > > ---------- > > David Young | Experience gained varies directly > Victoria, CANADA | with equipment ruined. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html