Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those lenses were hand-assembled to begin with and are decades old. It isn't at all impossible for sample variation to account for unexpected performance between these two lenses which were both fine, sharp optics in their day, and are still only incrementally behind their modern progeny. Regards, Nigel On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 10:15:19 EST RedDrake@aol.com writes: >I was testing my early model 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit (not the tele) with M >mount >against my late model 90mm f/4 screw mount + adapter. I expected the >2.8 >to win, but it looks like to me the 90 f/4 Elmar is just a touch >sharper. How >can this be? > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]