Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/05/15

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To: ALBERTO CHOLLET <ACH@CLIENTS.SWITCH.ch>, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Super-angulon VS Elmarit M
From: hisashi@lpd.sj.nec.com (Hisashi Naganuma)
Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 09:03:28 +0900
Cc: hisashi@lpd.sj.nec.com (Hisashi Naganuma)

At  1:39 PM 5/13/95 +0200, ALBERTO CHOLLET wrote:
>I have a Leica M lens (Super Angulon 3.4/21 number 2583143). 
>A shopkeeper near me asked for changing it with a 2.8/21 (not
>brand new but newest than mine).
>He doesn't want more money. He just said that he is interested in
>it as collector. 
>In the other side: the advantage for me is that I could use the M6
>lightmeter.
>I don't care too much about collecting. So, do you think that the
>exchange it worths? What about the quality of both? Wich one
>is the best?
>I have to decide in few days... thank you for any suggestion.
>
>Alberto Chollet

You should definitely keep Super Angulon.  In terms of the image quality
like sharpness, clarity and distortion, SA is better than Elmarit.
I actually have an Elmarit 21/2.8.
I have been impressed with the image of Sumicron but never with 21/2.8.  No
apparent flaw but I would say it's just an average lens.


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  Hisashi Naganuma
   NEC Technologies, Inc.    Mountain View, CA

  hisashi@lpd.sj.nec.com
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