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180 APO-Telyt-R f/3.4
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Leica 180 APO-Telyt-R f/3.4

MSRP: $

Description: Out-of-production telephoto lens for the Leica R system.
 
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Reviewed by: jjphoto
 (Professional)

Review Date
September 9, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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3.67 of 5,
3 votes

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Price Paid:  $1600.00 from secondhand, Australi

Summary:
One of the sharpest optics available. Resolution/definition are astounding. Wide open the lens is superbly sharp however there is apparent vignetting and the sharpness falls off towards the edges. When stopped down centre sharpness improves only sightly (it's already anamazing) however vignetting is reduced and edge sharpness improves. It's difficult to describe how sharp this lens really is. You really have to see the images to beleive them.

Strengths:
stunning sharpness light

Weaknesses:
60mm filters can be hard to find slight vignetting wide open closest focusing distance is 2.5 meters which is not close enough for tight head shots

Similar Products Used:
Leica 180/2.0 Conatax Zeiss 180/2.8 Nikkor Ais 180 2.8ED Nikkor Ais 80-200 2.8 AF ED Canon 70-200 2.8L

Customer Service:
Local Australian Agent is very good however Leica in Germany have dissapointed me on several occasions



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