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 have an early TeleElmarit (chrome), and it is my favorite lens for portraits. I have am a bit 'awash' in 90's at the moment - my compact Elmar-C makes a fine setup on the CL, my Summicron (Soozi) is sharp, heavy and almost too rare to use, and the Elmarit is best for landscape work and with the removable head for occasional close-up work on the Visoflex. I have tried them all for portraits and like the TeleElmarit best for the way it renders skin towns - it just seems to flatter the subjects. I also have a screw-mount 90/4 Elmar that I never use, but is in good shape. Any buyers at $175? Help me taper off my 90mm addiction! (But I'm keeping the TeleElmarit). Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger > Mike Quinn wrote: > >The current 90/2.8 is the (non tele) elmarit. The old tele design is very > >compact but was rumored to be not as "good" as the non-tele version for head > >shots and other mid range targets. > > Not to mention that it is a flary lens. The 90 summicron is a better lens > for portraits once you get used to the slightly increased weight. > > Dan K.