Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] optical performance of the t-elmar 135
From: "Art Searle" <w2nra@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 14:49:40 -0500

Dominique PELLISSIER <pelliss@droit-eco.u-nancy.fr> wrote:
> In the Leica M compendium, Eastland wrote (p.62) :
> "The lens (tele-elmar 135)is unsurpassed in its class for optical
> performance and at full aperture it is still one of the best lenses in
> the entire leica system".
> The same judgment appears in Laney (Leica lens practice, p.188) and, of
> course, in the official leica literature.
> Now the french photographic review "Chasseur d'images" has recently
> tested the lens and concluded that the old optical formula gives only
> "good results" (in terms of MTF measure)far away the standard of quality
> of Leica.
> Where is the truth ?

Ok, now that we've heard all about the politics of magazine publishing can
we get back to the original question?  I too am interested in buying this
lens and have resisted because the published reviews seemed so bad.  I
bought the 90 first because of that.  What is the scoop on the Tele-Elmar-M
f/4 135mm lens?

Art

P.S.  I will be on vacation until March 23rd, so I won't be able to address
any responses 'til then.


Art Searle, W2NRA, w2nra@erols.com, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY, USA
20 miles east of Nikon USA, 70 miles east of Leica USA