Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Carsten, I have looked at Erwin's home page and determined that I *need* one of th= e following lenses to add to my 35: 1.4/75mm Summilux OR 2.8/90mm Elmarit-M I really prefer the Summilux. But a new one costs about 85.000 BEF (divid= e by 21 to get DM), and second-hand ones are nowhere to be seen. In contrast, = the Elmarit is less than half of the Summilux, at 40.000 BEF. I am wondering = what to do. I think that once I get one of these two to complement the 35 mm, = I will have the Leica outfit of my dreams (at least until I also get the Noctilux). I shot my test roll today and dropped it off for developing. I can't wait= for the slides to be back on Saturday (tomorrow is a holiday here). Nathan Carsten Bockermann wrote: > Nathan, > > good to see you on the LUG ! > > >>I think that my next lens purchase will be a 90 mm lens. > >>There seem to be several incarnations of that one. > >>Any advice on which ones are good and which aren't? > > I had a late model Tele-Elmarit-M 90/2.8 (version with 39mm filter thre= ad, > built until 1989). It was a very good lens, particularly at infinity. A= t > close range contrast wasn=B4t too good. Several months ago I sold it an= d > bought an Elmarit-M 90/2.8 (current model with 46mm filter thread). Thi= s > lens is a little bigger and unfortunately a lot heavier than the tiny > Tele-Elmarit-M, but performs way better in the close range. > My first 90 BTW was the Summicron-M 90/2 which I sold after half a year= as > it just didn=B4t perform as well as I had expected it to. > You can find a lot of info on Leica lenses (including 90mm) on Erwin Pu= ts=B4 > website (http://www.imx.nl/index.html). > You may also want to think about getting the Summilux-M 75/1.4 which is= a > stellar performer. > > Carsten > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Carsten_Bockermann/