Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerald: Thank you, one 60 2.8 55 coming to my house soooooon! Cheers Wilber Gerald Hsu wrote: > >Gerald: Yes the images speak for themselves. Great color and wonderful rich detail. > >Is there any difference between the older formula (say a 2 or 3 cam) compared to a > >new unit (ROM). I've bought some of the older Leica glass and updated the metering > >cams and find it is some of the best glass out there. Would I be safe in this > >respect with an older 60. > >Cheers Wilber > > Hi Wilber: > > My vague impression tells me that Leica hasn't made any optical modification to the > 60mm Macro Elmarit-R since its inception back in the 70's. I had used an older 3 cam > version a while back, optically it is superb. The one that I currently use is a 3rd > cam version that comes with the 55mm size filter thread. Image quality wise, based on > my own practical experiences, there exists no difference in between the newer and > older version. > > Best of light, > > Gerald Hsu