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4X5B&W · 07/21/08, 04:01 AM

Many years ago I asked a knowledgeable leica rep. about the differences between the ver. 2, as compared to the ver. 1. His response was, "leica did a wonderful design for the version 2, it retains all the performance of the version 1, and is 400 grams lighter" !!

So optically, no real improvement......the ver. 1 is excellent.

The Apo-telyt though is a much higher resolution lens, reaching almost 300 LP/MM at its best F stop......5.6.
Even today that type of performance is rare, and very expensive.

07/21/08, 04:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
4X5B&W Benutzer Join Date: 02/22/07 Posts: 46	Re: 180 3.4 Apo vs 180 2.8 2nd version Many years ago I asked a knowledgeable leica rep. about the differences between the ver. 2, as compared to the ver. 1. His response was, "leica did a wonderful design for the version 2, it retains all the performance of the version 1, and is 400 grams lighter" !! So optically, no real improvement......the ver. 1 is excellent. The Apo-telyt though is a much higher resolution lens, reaching almost 300 LP/MM at its best F stop......5.6. Even today that type of performance is rare, and very expensive.