Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently purchased a 90 /2.8 M Tele-Elmarit; so this thread is abit frightening to me- I haven't had a chance to run extensive tests yet with the Tele; I just did some headshots last night; but has anyone else developed an opinion like Mark's on this lens? Chris's comments are encouraging, but I'll be using the lens handheld with fast film; probably 3200.... last night I was using strobes and XP2 Super rated at 320 f8 1/2 @ 1/45th. We'll see what we see, but I'll welcome any comments. I don't want to think I've bought a 'dog'..... Bob Keene "nobody's Pal, Everyone's something...." (I'm Co-Dependant No More!- unless that upsets you....) >Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:56:06 -0800 >From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Elmar C 90mm > >Christer Almqvist wrote: >> >> I have no comparison to offer, but I have a lot of experience with the >> 'thin' 2.8/90 mm Tele-Elmarit M model that takes the 39mm filters. I >> bought the lens because prices are so low. However, it turns out to be a >> lens that there is no need to upgrade. 16x times enlargements are stunning! >> But then I use a tripod, stop down to 5.6, use Delta 100 and I am generally >> careful when developing. BTW, among today's messages is one from Harry Haig >> who wants to buy a 21mm lens and offers a Tele-Elmarit in part exchange. >> Perhaps you can do a deal with him. I see the advantage of this lens (over >> the f4 one) as being one step (= one stop) ahead when stopping down, which >> obviously improves the result, especially in the f4 and 5.6 range. >> >snip >I'ts possible we've been through this before but my tele-Elmarit M >2.8/90 was a real bum lens which really screwed me up for a year as I >went into deep denial thinking it was my developer or too much back >light or stopping down not enough or too much. I finally traded it in >for the new current Elmiret and not a chirp of low contrast low res >gremlins. Check Erwin and I think you will find he delicately says that >they went too far in the compactness quest on this one and that the >previous one "Elmar" was better and similar to the current. I knew it >was a dog before I discoverd Erwin though. >Mark Rabiner