Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frederico wrote: >>All I've heard about this lens is that: the quality is almost apochromatic, you can use it wide open and turn excellent results and it = is light weight and practical. On the other hand the Elmarit with goggles is= reputed to be not as good in optical performance, heavy and cumbersome, defeating the purpose of an M system.<< = While I agree that the 135 Elmarit may be heavy and some will consider th= at a defeat of the compactness of the M system, I have not read anywhere tha= t the 135 f/2.8 Elmarit was anything less than an outstanding performing lens. Lager and several others discuss the optical and photographic quality of the Elmarit in very positive terms relating it to its R cousin= lens, which they say has an excellent reputation for results produced. = Naturally that info is not first-hand but I do have a 135 Elmarit on the way to me and will discover for myself how good or bad it is. My base of= comparison will be my 135 Hektor M lens that is absolutely mint and is of= exceptional optical quality. Best, Don