Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]InfinityDT@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 6/26/99 12:20:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > Douglas.McLernon@tcd.ie writes: > > << Does anyone have any thoughts on the 90 mm Collapsible Elmar and is the LTM > and M mount lens the same formula and performance. > Regards, > Doug >> > The main purpose of the lens was so it would fit in the snout of an > ever-ready case (The rigid Elmar and original Elmarit's of the era would > not). If this is your purpose, either of the 90 Elmar-C or Tele-Elmarits > (fat and skinny) will also fit, and are better performing lenses in the > strictest sense. But judging by my little (E36) Elmar LTM, it's no slouch > either. And the collapsible 90 is a cool-looking lens. > To my knowledge the 90 Collapsible Elmar was never made in LTM. It is, > however, optically identical to the last-version (E39) "rigid" Elmar. > DT A favorite of Elliot Erwitt and I'd have to check but I thought it did come in LTM. Mark Rabiner