Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've heard several explanations of the rear element problem. My personal experience is that two have gone "bad" for me. I will not buy another despite the size and weight advantages. Ken Wilcox At 11:46 AM -0600 3/15/0, Howard Davis wrote: >I recently had my eye on a thin version of the tele-elmarit 90. To me its >tiny size seems a perfect realization for the original concept of the leica >as miniature photography. Why was this lens discontinued in favor of the >much larger 90s? I have read that this particular lens is often attacked by >fungus that does irreversible damage to the rear element. Is this the reason >this lens is no longer in production? Should I not buy this lens? Or if I >should, what is a reasonable price to pay for a tele-elmarit 90? >Howard DO NOT use the reply fuction! Address any response to wilcox@tir.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>