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Almass wrote:
LoL. The Leica R 280/4 APO is one of the best Leica glass if not the best.
It is also a difficult lens to find and the cost is substantial.
Quality wise.....it is one of the best lenses across all brands.
Good Luck
Let me put it this way, quite a number of us on FM have this rare (only 2000 made), exceptional, and expensive lens. It is a favorite for a long focal length lens for many of us. Telyt (Doug Herr) likes this lens so much that he owns 2 of these lenses, one as a back-up for his first. It is an extraordinary piece of glass that will also mate well with the Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender as well as the Leica R 2X Apo Extender. From what I have been able to observe at least from preliminary results, my R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt with my R 1.4X Apo extender appears to be noticeably sharper than my newly acquired Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens. I will have to make more comparisons, but I believe this to be sharper by a fair amount. I will need to do some comparisons of my R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt with my R 2X Apo extender compared to the Canon. The Leica combination is substantially smaller, but the Canon is faster when the Leica is combined with the extenders.
Rich
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