Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, Are the 100/4 Macro-Elmar and the 180/4 Elmar also as good as the other R lenses? I have heard nothing but bad words about them so far. I have thus thought that these two R lenses were the black sheep of the R lens family. Thanks, David At 11:36 PM 7/01/99 -0400, you wrote: >"Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net> wrote: > >> How good is the 90/2.0?? How does it compare to the 90/2.8 >> The 2.0 was formulated in about 1969 and the 90/2.8 R >> in 1984. > >Richard, > >I've been using the Summicron-R for about 20 years. Needless to say, I'm >delighted with it. I love it wide open and at small apertures, at fast >shutter speeds and ungodly slow ones. Whether it's the right lens for you >depends on your intended use: if you want macro capabilities, either the >90mm Elmarit-R with extension tubes or the 100 APO will be better. If you >expect to use it in really dim light situations the 80 Summilux is your >lens. For an occasional something faster than an Elmarit and no macro it's >great: the detail, contrast, color saturation and color balance are >excellent. Ditto with the other lenses. There are no crummy R lenses. > >Doug Herr >Sacramento >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt > >