Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roland I hate to burst your bubble, but both Elmars are f4.0. Jerry Roland Smith wrote: > I have used the 90mm collapsible Elmar with my M3 for general photography > stopped down 2 or more f-stops. My results have been very acceptable. I > like the lens because it fits in the case when collapsed. > > However, I prefer my 90mm Elmar because of the extra f-stop. > > Roland Smith > Oakland, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Leica 90mm f/4.0 Elmar C prices > > > David > > > > The 90mm Elmarit was my preferred portrait lens until it was stolen. > > But just today I found a MINT collapsible 90mm Elmar at an estate > > sale, along with a few Leica goodies. I have no experience with that > > lens, but it will have to do. > > > > Jerry > > > > David Young wrote: > > > > > Jerry said: > > > > > > >I have found that the Elmarit and Tele Elmarit are quite different in > > > >their performance at f2.8, with the Elmarit winning. These of course, > are > > > >with the M lenses. I know that you prefer the R, but I have no > experience > > > >with the R Elmarit. > > > > > > Me neither. I had the Tele-Elmarit-M (skinny or 2nd version on a CL) > and > > > found it *very* satisfactory - even wide open. I have no experience > with > > > the 90 Elmarit-M, so I cannot draw any distinctions. > > > > > > My only comment was that Slobodan had said he felt the T-E was > "unusable" > > > at f2.8. With this, I do not agree. :) > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > David Young, | égalité, liberté, > > > Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. > > > > > > Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html