Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/17

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Subject: Re: 135/1:2.8 R
From: Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 08:42:22 +0100

There was a thread 8 weeks ago, which resulted in: The 135 Hektor was
a stunning lens, and the 135 Elmarit is even better. 

Alf
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At 20:46 17.11.1997 -0600, Eric Welch wrote:
>At 05:48 PM 11/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
>>Dear LUG,
>
>>Has anybody any experiences with those three lenses? How do they 
>>compare in quality?
>
>The current 135 Elmarits (M and R) are optically identical. They are fully
>Leica lenses in a focal length that doesn't get much respect in SLR
>circles. I used to have the R version, and had no complaints whatsoever. In
>fact, it was that lens, and the 50 Summicron that got me to fall in love
>with Leica. (Long ago).