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Subject: RE: [Leica] god help me...but God isn't available right now, Jack
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:21:31 -0400

The Elmar C is actually smaller which the point at my poor attempt at
humor is.  I just don't like lenses that slow.  The Elmar C is sharp,
contrasty, relatively flare free, and by Leica standards inexpensive.
But at F4, I can't bring it indoors too often.  It isn't really house
trained :)

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dennis
Painter
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:59 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] god help me...but God isn't available right now,
Jack

While I have not seen the Elmar C it's hard to believe it is larger than
the latest version of the Elmarit.

In fact this discussion had me wondering why Leica doesn't update the
Elmar
C and bring it out as a compact adjunct to the Tri-Elmar

Dennis

Don Dory wrote:

> Jack,
> My advice is in the following order,
> 90 APO Summicron, this is a stupendous lens
> 90 Elmarit, latest version.  Just as good as the Summicron, just
slower
> 90 Elmar C, this lens is really quite good, just an F4
>
> If sorted by price then it would be Elmarit, Elmar, and APO Summicron.
>
> Obviously, if sorted be size, then it would be Elmarit, Elmar, and
> Summicron.  I confess that I really don't get along with slow lenses.

<snip>

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