Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:31 PM 2/11/2000 -0800, Jay Kumarasamy wrote: > >Iam on the look out for M 135mm. I have held and 'inspected' the Elmar 135/4. >A real smooth operator and built solid. But I hear the Tele-Elmars are better. >They also almost cost twice as much as the Elmars. They look shorter and >perhaps lighter. > >Which is a better lens ??. Optically, I would go for the Elmar. This is a "long-focus lens", 135mm in length. The Tele-Elmar is a tele-photo, optically compressed. I owned and shot with both for more than five years, and never found a substantial difference between them. But, I would suspect the Elmar to be a tad sharper and with better resolution, as less optical compromises went into its design. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!