Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 11:53:00 -0500 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox) > Subject: Re: Elmar 90/4 M or LTM > Reply-to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us I had a collapseable once and was not impressed with it's performance. Not bad just not as good as the regular 90 f4. Even collapsed it's a lot bigger and bulkier than the 90 elmar. a late model 90 elmar is a good deal. > Quite simply, they are inexpensive because there are so many of them. It is > a fine lens. I use one from 1949 on my IIIf and IIIg. Someday I will buy a > collapsible one in M mount for my M cameras. > > >Why is the Elmar 90/4 so inexpensive used?