Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree...I've always heard that the current 90/2.8 Elmarit-M is a first rate lens, so any lens that outperforms, even slightly, must be very good indeed. Of course, at f2, the difference becomes immeasurable. On a more serious note, what worries me about the new lens is its size and weight. I'm not sure I'd sacrifice my tele-elmarit for that. Dan C. At 11:47 AM 09-05-99 -0400, you wrote: > >The only rational reason for the above is that the current 90/M Elmarit >is a best-in-class lens. That the new Apo Summicron shows only "slight >improvement" is remarkable considering this fact. That the new lens out >performs the older one -- with an extra stop -- is extraordinary. > >Performance, not provenance, is what's important to shooters. > >David W. Almy >Annapolis > >