Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/22

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Subject: [Leica] Tri-Elmar?
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (charlie chan)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:49:50 +0100
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Ric,

Very nice lens and ideal for what you want. There's very slight  
barrel distortion at 28, but otherwise, top notch. Sadly I sold my  
copy as I wasn't using it much. My 35 lux sits on my M2/M6TTL all the  
time.

Charlie Chan
Cheltenham, UK


Charlie
On 22 Aug 2009, at 04:14, Ric Carter wrote:

> Okay.
>
> I've been noticing that most of the work I do in the street, I'm  
> shooting f/4 to 8.
>
> My predominant shooting on film was on 35 and 50. That's 28 and 35  
> on the M8.
>
> That makes a Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 look like a pretty ideal lens--most  
> daily use plus a short portrait lens at 50.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> ric
>
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