Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi gang! I'm back...... FWIW, I love the TE too and can see no justification for my photography (not to mention my wallet) to go after the new 90/2.8, although I've always heard it's a fabulous lens. As I guess I mentioned a while back, one of the key points of the Leica M system for me is its portability and the Tele-Elmarit, although maybe not '"up" to the standards of the newest iterations of that focal length, sutis that mission perfectly. I did go put and play with it some yesterday at a local club baseball game going on and found it great. It's even pretty easy to aim it through the chain-link fence! Now while I do I lot of low light stuff, I seldom find myself using or wanting f2 with the 90 -- mainly cuz of the depth of field problems that always crop up for me. So! I think you've a got a good thing going with your decision. For me anyway, the tote-around power of the Tele is perfect (even though I know the new one isn't all that much bigger) and I doubt I'd really see a huge difference in my pix to buy a new one. Now unless, of course, someone wants to donate their forlorn, lonely new 90 to my cause ;-) Scott