Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] 50mm f2.8 Elmar performance
From: "Gary Klein" <gklein@excel.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:54:22 -0500
 
In the next month or so I am sending in an old style 50mm f2.8 Elmar to
Sherry for a front element replacement and CLA.. My question to those of you
who have a lens of this type.  What f stop have you found to be the sweet
spot?  I am suspecting, by my informal tests on the lens in its present
condition that its optimal f stop would be f4 to f5.6.

I intend to use this as I like its collapsible nature when light is
sufficient for stopping the lens down.

gck