Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could you elaborate further on this Ken. In what way did the lenses go bad? Were there any physical manifestations with the optical problems? Do you live in a moist/dry/?? climate? I am interested because I have this lens. Thanks John Collier > From: wilcox@tir.com (Ken Wilcox) > > 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? >>