Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The 90's: f/2 v. f/2.8
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 18:45:54 -0500

At 12:19 PM 06-03-98 -0400, Tom wrote:
>Gary, et al.
>
>Image quality on the 90 TE is said to be below that of the current 90mm
>Elmarit. I can not find any flaws in the character and quality of the 90TE.
>For portraits is gives a beautifully detailed image, the kind where you can
>count eyelashes and at the same time where the contrast isn't so severe
>that skin imperfections scream out. It is my favorite lens for shooting
>people in B&W. At infinty, or longer focus the lens renders fine details
>and at the same time water and sky are smooth and natural looking. I have
>made 22x11 color seps from the images that you could walk into.
>

My experience with my late model tele-elmarit (bought new) is the same.
There are no signs of haze in the glass, and the photographs taken with it
are beautifull.  

Dan C.