Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] new 90mm Sumicron
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:13:44 -0800
 
toshiro tanaka wrote:
> 
> Walt,
> 
>         I'm thinking of the new APO jobby...
> 
>         Currently shooting the Elmarit and at times cannot hold it still enough
> at f2.8 and am thinking the extra stop would do me some good, enough to
> keep some camera jitter down to a minimum.
> 
>         Now, the new question is not about cost but weight. How do the old sumi
> and elmarit compare?... is the sumi much more weighty than the 2.8?
> 
> T

Sounds like you need the f/2.0.  I expect the new APO 90 will deliver
the images that will shut up any detractors ;)

Dennis