Introduction

Mine was made in ----. I bought it used in 2005.

Specifications

--- elements, ---- groups.

---58mm filter thread.

Multicoated.

Copal #0 shutter, T, B, 1 - 1/500.

Performance

sharpness.

f/8: sharp for a 70 mm circle, soft outside of that
f/11:
f/16: AOK

It has no distortion

ghosting.

Recommendations

By all means go get one of these if you want a 180mm lens. It offers flawless performance. I see no reason to buy whatever the newer model lens is, unless you are shooting some much larger format and need even more coverage.