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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3307367" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi,I only know the 90s vintage one which came with my body and the current offering TE-9Z which I was able to test in a store - there probably was some in between. I had the Opticron SDLv2 with me when going to the store and this was a bit wider and almost sharp to the edge due to a field flattener but had only 18x-54x magnification. I decided to keep the Opticron which I could have returned to amazon at the point but got the Kowa 30x wide which is great.The current TE-9Z is certainly a lot better than the vintage model and comparable to current offerings by other makers.It is no competition for the wide-angle superzooms like the Kowa TE-11WZ or the Swaro ATX - but those and the corresponding bodies will set you back a lot more than 700 quid.Joachim</blockquote>