Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Art Searle wrote, >><< I ask because right now I only have up to >> the 90 and I've come across many instances where I could use a little more >> power. Sometimes I just don't feel like lugging the SLR with long lenses. >> I was thinking of getting the 135 f/4 but your comments are making me >> apprehensive. >> Paul Kern wrote, >May I suggest the 135 2.8 with the wonderful magnifying windows. Because >they are not popular, they are relatively inexpensive and the extra stop >comes in handy in low light and for isolating the subject. The windows >allow you to use the 90 mm frame for a larger, easier to focus and compose >image. Thanks Paul but I don't think that is right. I believe that the 135 Elmarit-M just magnifies the camera's viewfinder 1.5 X. It brings up the 135 bright-line frame but magnifies it also 1.5. thus focusing is the equivalent of focusing a 110mm lens. Not quite as good as a 90 but not as bad as a 135. All this is IMO and I sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong. Art Art Searle, W2NRA, w2nra@erols.com, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY, USA 20 miles east of Nikon USA, 70 miles east of Leica USA