Anganieux 180mm f/2.3 lens for Leica R

Does anyone have details of the specifications of this lens, such as

length, weight, filter size and closest focus, and how its performance

compares to the comparable Leica lenses?

 

Is it well made? as I've heard it does not have a metal body and with

that much glass to support I would have thought metal was necessary?

 

Regards

 

Bruno

Sorry - should be Angenieux!

 

Regards

 

Bruno

From its picture, I think it just has a rubber covering, as do some other angenieux lenses. The 45-90mm zoom is like that. I don't think that angenieux would make a rubber or plastic lens barrel!

Here are a couple of links from the LUG archives:

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I own this lens in a Nikon F mount. I also use it on my Alpas with converters. The pictures are beautiful. The body is carbon fibre (like modern jet fighters or Ferrari racing cars) and thus both very light and solid.

 

I do not know the comparable Leica lenses, but you cannot go wrong with the Angenieux. I prefer it over the comparable Nikkors.

 

Regards

Peter

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