Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- - Paul wrote <Take a look at the 4-element f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit. It is about the size of <a 50mm Summicron, only slightly longer. This lens was made from about <1974-1990; as far as I know, they are all black and all Canadian. The last year they were made in Germany. <The 90mm Tele-Elmarit uses the same lens hood as the older-mount f/4 135 <Elmarit and Tele-Elmarit do; if you use 35mm and 50mm Summicrons, the <90mm Tele-Elmarit and one of the f/4 135 lenses, you can share filters <between them all and only need two lens hoods between the four of them <(12575 for the 90mm and 135mm, 12585 for the 35mm and 50mm). And the polarising filter (swinging) !!! <There was an older, 5-element version of this lens, normally referred to as the "fat" Tele-Elmarit. This is not considered to be as good as the <4-element version, and is somewhat bigger and heavier and is more <expensive because of collector interest. The chrome 5-element is very rare indeed (+ 1.750 ex. ???) <This lens looks kind of like an elongated 50mm Summilux in shape. The nicest look in my view, specially chrom on a M3, but your are right, too heavy. Lucien BELGIUM