Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You make a brave statement - flare? - when I dared to imply that Leica wasn´t at the very top in the area of lens coatings I got reprimanded. But my experience of the Elmarit-M is the same as yours - and my Summicron-M was a quantum leap in the right direction, too. All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:22:42 +0000 > From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 90 mm Collapsible > ><< I have a 90 Elmar M collapsible which takes beautiful pictures and in my > > opinion beats the quality I get with my 90 elmarit-M which is a rather > > flary lens. > > > > Dan K. >> > >Are you speaking of the 1st M-mount Elmarit, or the current E46 model? I've > >never encountered flare with the new one, and I'm one of those *horrid* > >UV-filter-always-except-with-backlit-scenes types > >DT > > > I have used the Thin Elmarit and was devastated by the flare with even > sidelighting inspite of an adequate shade. I am using the current E46 > elmarit which is slightly better but flare is still noticeable with > slightly angled backlighting. I am now very careful to use it only with > the main light behind me. > > On the other hand the 90 summicron is one superb lens and it is the top of > the crop (no experience with the APO one though). > > Dan K. >