Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: When Good Lenses Go Bad
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:20:30 -0700

The current 90mm f2.8 is an Elmarit-M. We are talking about the thin
tele-elmarit made between 1973 and 1989 (SNR 2585001 to 3500xxx). Be at
peace my son,* It will come!

John Collier

* Dad?

"It" refers to the Chrome one.

> From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
> 
>> At 1:01 -0700 3/15/0, a fine scholar, John Collier wrote:
>> 
>>> 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
> 
> 
> lugfolk,
> 
> are we talking about the current tele-elmarit 90, or one of the previous
> versions (i believe stendhal wrote about both of these earlier 90s in his
> novel 'the thin and the fat')? i inquire with trepidation as i am
> considering the current t-e 90 as my next lens, having abandoned hope that
> the apo asph summicron 90 will be produced in chrome in our lifetime...
> 
> guy
> 
> 
> p.s. i also recall that certain luggers - m rabiner foremost among them -
> are die-hard t-e 90 users. any one else out there with more than parental
> feelings for this lens?