Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/12

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Subject: [Leica] Three-element lens, was: Reid
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:21:22 +0100

Marc James Small wrote:

> My gratitude comes from its relative rarity.  It is an interesting
> three-element design and rather good, though not outstanding.  A
> three-element lens CAN be most wonderful:  the Postwar, West German
> recomputed 4/85 CZ Triotar is one such lens.  
> It is a shame THAT was never made in LTM!

Marc,

What about the Elmar 90/4 three-element (1964-68) 
made in LTM (543 ex) and bayonet (5947 ex) ?
Was it better than its predecessor (4-element) ?

Thanks,

Lucien