Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/26
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On 26 Jul 97 at 11:13, Thomas J. Donovan wrote:
> First & foremost, I bought my 70-180 APO-Elmarit before I read any tests; in my
> judgement ( based on day-day shooting ), it's as good, if not better, than any
> of
> my fixed focal lengths. It's become my mainstay combo ( R8/70-180 ) for a lot of
>
> my photography.
>
> Per the BAS reports, performance ( sharpness & contrast ) at f2.8 should be
> quite similar between the APO-Macro & the APO-zoom. Per a "Chasseur d' Images"
> report, performance ( they only test for sharpness ) is awesome from f2.8 thru
> f8; it only shows a slight drop in edge performance at f2.8.
>
> In addition, the build quality of the 70-180 APO Elmarit is great; everything
> from the focusing ring ( precise/no play ) to the rotating tripod mount speak to
> quality!
I might have asked this before, but don't think I saw a confirmation:
Does the 70-180 still need focus correction for infrared film, or is
it a true APO in this respect too, just like all other Leica APO primes?
Does it show a red dot on the DOF scale, or is this mentioned in the
manual?
Thanks!
- --
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]