[Leica] WTB: 90mm 2.8 Tele-Elmarit

[Mark Kronquist]

Watch the thin ones they seem to be developing a haze which Wetzlar says is not economically repairable….fat ones are great  Mark in Oregon  


> On Apr 5, 2025, at 9:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> I agree that the Fuji 90 is excellent, but it is just too big and heavy to take on my business trips when I almost always travel with carry-on luggage only. I have long favoured smaller, lighter lenses. For example, I had both the Fuji f2 23mm and the 1.4 23mm. The f2 lens is half the size and weight of the 1.4 one, and so it was always the one I took on trips—including the trip during which it was stolen along with my other stuff. Now I bite the bullet and take the fast lens with me (the 23 in the Fuji system is equivalent to 35mm on film, so a very useful focal length). But for 90mm, I really want the Leica again.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 5 Apr 2025, at 16:34, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> The Fuji 90mm was the best lens I used in the X system, and I have used
>> pretty much all of them except the telephotos. I know it is heavy, but
>> after I got it, I sold my Tele Elmarit 90mm, just as I sold my Summicron
>> 50mm after I purchased the Fuji 56mm f1.2. My feeling is that native lenses
>> that autofocus and are roughly as good as non native ones result in many
>> more keepers for those with aging eyes, with no loss of observable quality
>> on a print.
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>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
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>> On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM Nathan Wajsman via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
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>>> I know it is not Friday, but I believe that WTB ads are allowed at any
>>> time.
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>>> As some of you know, my backpack was stolen in Lisbon in late January.
>>> Among other things, it held my Fuji X-E3 and several lenses. I have not
>>> needed to replace most of this equipment because I had another X-E3 body at
>>> home, and also some similar lenses. But the one lens I really regret losing
>>> is the 90mm Tele-Elmarit which always has served me well as the lens to
>>> take when travelling light. The Fuji 90mm is one stop faster and AF but it
>>> is also 3 times as big and heave as the Leica.
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>>> So I am looking to replace the 90mm Tele-Elmarit. If anyone has one that
>>> is surplus to requirements, please contact me privately.
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>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> photo at frozenlight.eu
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