Re: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>]

Thanks, I think I will ust keep what I have. I really like the TE. Mine is
sharp as a tack, small and weighs little. May consider, one day, getting the 75
in place of the 90/2. I really was lucky to find my TE, one of the last
production runs in Germany before it was discontinued.

Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote:

> Depends on your personal requirements!  The current Elmarit is reputedly
> sharper wide open and at close focusing distances than the Tele-Elmarit.
> The pre-ASPH Summicron, like the Tele-Elmarit, is reputedly less sharp wide
> open than the current Elmarit, but of course the Summicron's "wide open" is
> of a whole stop wider than either of the others.  The Tele-Elmarit, on the
> other hand, is not only is much smaller than the current Elmarit, but also
> weighs only about half as much (just 225 grams, I believe), and so is very
> pocketable.  Do you need sharpness, speed, or pocketability?
>
> The current Elmarit is undoubtedly a superb lens, but I see little benefit
> to it over the Summicron.  The latter may be less sharp wide open, but at
> least it does have an f/2.0 if you need it, and you can always stop down to
> f/2.8 (equaling the Elmarit's maximum aperture) or smaller to gain
> sharpness.  Also, since the current Elmarit is virtually as large and heavy
> as the Summicron, it wouldn't save you much in those areas either.  So,
> although any of these lenses would be excellent in its way, if I had to
> choose only one, my choice would be between the Tele-Elmarit for size and
> weight and the Summicron for its speed.  And if I could choose two lenses,
> those two would be my choices for the same reasons.  But I would not have
> both the current Elmarit and the Summicron, nor the current Elmarit and the
> Tele-Elmarit.
>
> Those are just my personal thoughts, but I hope they'll be of some help.
>
> Art Peterson
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Bill Satterfield [mailto:cwsat@cyberhighway.net]
>                 Sent:   Monday, June 12, 2000 9:20 AM
>                 To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>                 Subject:        Re: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and
> Charlton Heston
>
>                 I have the 90/2.8 TE as well as the 90/2 non- asph. I was
> thinking about
>                 selling the 2 and getting the latest 2.8 and keep the TE.
> Any thoughts on what
>                 I should do?
>
>