Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:33 PM 5/12/98 +0100, Lucien wrote: >Marc correct me if I'm wrong, > One VERY minor emendation: "Tele-" is prefixed only when the lens is an actual telephoto, that is, a compressed optical design. Hence, the original 2.8/90 was an Elmarit as it was a long-focus lens actually 90mm in depth. The later two designs were 'Tele-Elmarits' as they were compressed and were shorter than 90mm. The sole exception to this rule is the current 2.8/90 which is called an Elmarit but is described by Leica as a telephoto. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!