RE: [Leica] 90 Elmarit-M vs. Tele-Elmarit-M

["Fantoni, Ernesto" <Fantoni@PHIBRED.COM>]

Paul,

I had the thin Tele Elmarit, used it in the same conditions you mention
and sold it after 6 months to buy the current Elmarit. The major =
problem
for me was flare:when the light comes from a certain angle flare is =
very
severe and I screwed up some pictures.Very compact and light lens,
though, to be a 90.
I'm very very happy now with the Elmarit:sharpness, color rendition and
3D effect are very good even at full aperture.

Ernesto=20

- -----Original Message-----
From: pchefurka@plaintree.com [mailto:pchefurka@plaintree.com]
Sent: venerd=EC 18 settembre 1998 22.44
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] 90 Elmarit-M vs. Tele-Elmarit-M



I've owned a thin Tele-Elmarit-M for about 4 months.  I love its size
and=20
the tonality it gives me, and most of the sharpness problems I've had
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it have been my own.  However, after reading all the enthusiastic
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about the current 90 Elmarit-M, I've been wondering about buying one.

My question is whether there would be a noticeable diffence in image=20
quality given the way I work.  I shoot exclusively hand-held on color
neg=20
(Reala or RG200), generally at f/4 to f/11.

Can anyone who has used both these lenses comment on the differences in =

sharpness, contrast and image structure under these conditions?

Paul Chefurka