Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE8D0E.C0E5D960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Best 50mm LTM lens=20 *Best price for collapsible Elmar 2.8/3.5 *Was compact cam, now elmar 2.8 =20 Years ago the late Bob Schwalberg did an article on these subjects. He = claimed that a 50mm Elmar f3.5 (not the f2.8) will frequently outperform = a lens with a more complex design - when stopped down in bright light. = The reason being that a lens with four elements is less prone to flare = than a MC lens with a more complex optical design - pictures have more = contrast. Prices vary greatly depending on condition and source... for SM, from = $125-$450. The M version was made in limited quantities and sells for = $450-$550. So if you take most of your pictures between f8 and f13, the 50mm Elmar = f3.5 is a cheap alternative. Just make sure it doesn't show signs of edge separation, haze, excessive = play, etc..=20 =20 =20 Regards, Robert=20 - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE8D0E.C0E5D960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>*Best 50mm LTM = lens</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>*Best price for collapsible Elmar=20 2.8/3.5</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>*Was compact cam, now elmar = 2.8</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Years ago the late Bob Schwalberg = did an article=20 on these subjects. He claimed that a 50mm Elmar f3.5 (not the = f2.8) will=20 <FONT color=3D#000000>frequently </FONT>outperform a lens with a more = complex=20 design - when stopped down in bright light. The reason being that a lens = with=20 four elements is less prone to flare than a MC lens with a more complex = optical=20 design - pictures have more contrast.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>Prices vary = greatly=20 depending on condition and source... for SM, from $125-$450. = The M=20 version was made in limited quantities and sells for = $450-$550.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>So if you take = most of your=20 pictures between f8 and f13, the 50mm Elmar f3.5 is a cheap=20 alternative.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Just make sure it doesn't show signs of edge = separation, haze,=20 excessive play, etc..</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Robert</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE8D0E.C0E5D960--