Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shawn, >I was thinking about picking up a 90mm lens, >but in the interests of travelling light, >I was thinking about the 90mm collapsible elmar. >What do you think of this lens? Tele-Elmarit (74-89) 255 gr Second slim Elmar-C 90/4 (73-77) 270 gr Leica CL Elmar 90/4 (54-63) 295 gr First Elmarit 90/2,8 (59-74) 330 gr First black and chrome Elmar 90/4 (64-68) 340 gr 3 elements Elmar 90/4 (54-68) 350 gr Collapsible Tele-Elmarit (64-74) 355 gr First fat chrome and black. Elmarit 90/2,8 (90-??) 410 gr Black Summicron 90/2 (80-98) 475 gr Black Elmarit 90/2,8 (97-??) 560 gr Chrome Summicron 90/2 (57-79) 685-660 gr First, chrome and black Summicron 90/2 (93-98) 690 gr !! Chrome Summicron Asph. (mid 98-??) ??? gr IMHO, the slim (second) Tele-Elmarit (74-89) 255 gr is the best in that respect.(with rubber lenshood) The Elmar-C 90/4 is also very good. Check also Erwin Puts tests of Elmarit 90mm, Tele-Elmarit 90mm Tele-Elmarit(-M) 90mm and Elmarit-M 90mm at: <http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses/pages/l11129etce.html> Lucien