Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] 90 Elmarits, was: the new kid on the block
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 22:21:29 -0600
 
Marc,
Erwin appears to consider the original Elmarit better than the Tele-Elmarits
and (so far as I am concerned) it's also the only cost-no-object version.
Also, the current Elmarit is based on the Elmar-C (amazingly).
Bud


>Marc James Small wrote:
[Snip]
>> You might want to re-read Erwin's comments on the skinny Tele-Elmarit.
>> He's not nearly as negative as you seem to think he is.  It is arguably
>> Leica's finest 90mm lens until the current 2.8/90.

>> Marc