Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:54 PM 6/19/99 -0700, you wrote: >Eric Chong wrote: >><snip> I do not want to buy the new >> series. I've heard that the 'super-thin' 90 tele-Elmarit f2.8 is a great >> lens. The first generation 90 Summicron is also been highly recommeded. >> Which one is THE best value for money 90???><snip> > >Despite one or two people who love theirs there was a consensus here to >stay away from that experiment in over compactness on the part of Leitz >the last few times we talked about this. I wouldn't call it a consensus, despite one or tweo people who didn't like that lens! I've read a number of recommendations of the Tele-Elmarit. >My personal experience with the >lens was horrific, it was really terrible. I didn't expect this from >Leitz but I've had 4 years to get over it. Sounds like you had a bad one. Joe Berenbaum