Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/10
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David Young (youngs@IslandNet.com) writes:
> I can't supply you with a 90, but from my experience with the CL, I think
> you'll find the German made Tele-Elmarit-M superior to the Canadian made
> Elmar-C, which was made for the CL. The Tele-Elmarit was sharper, and had a
> much better "feel". The Elmar-C somehow managed to lack the silky
> smoothness we all associate with Leica lenses.
I have the Minolta branded 90mm Rokkor-C (which is identical to the
Elmar-C) for my CL and it says "Made in Germany" on it. I would find
it hard to believe that the Elmar was made in Canada while the Rokkor
was made in Germany!
--Jim Dempsey--
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