Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Has any Luggers bought the new Tri-Elmar? I hear very little of this new lens >from the group. It seems as if there was more excitement about the lens >before it was released. > >Arturo Erwin Puts reviewed it on his web site. It's an excellent performer (according to Mr. Puts), but it would be a hard lens for me to live with since I often want to open up to f/2 on my 35 and 50 summicrons. The M6 in a Billingham bag is so compact that the Tri-Elmar is hardly any more convenient than four primes: it doesn't eliminate the primary nuisance of carrying a camera around in the first place, and so wouldn't gain me much. And finally, I don't use the 28mm at all, if I go below 35mm I use a 20mm. This way I can use the M6HM and get critical focus with my 90mm. Just one opinion. - -Charlie