Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought this lens and sold my Summicron. One possible advantae is greater resistance to veiling flare (possibly due to the four-element design). I heard that the bokeh of this lens is much harsher than that of a Summicron, but to my eyes, its bokeh is not bad, if not better. I agree that its primary charm is how it looks. ^_^ Mikiro - ------------------- At 4:57 pm +0200 21/4/99, FIGLIO4CAP@aol.com wrote: >I had one for a while and its performance was almost as good as the current >Summicron, but not quite with Tech Pan. However, performance was not the >issue in my selling the lens. For me, with the hood, there was not much a of >size difference. The weight difference was not significant either. >Ultimately,I felt that the Summicron outperformed the Elmar, was not much >larger nor heavier - so why tie up so much money on it? However, it sure is >pretty! >Bob Figlio