RE: [Leica] tele-elmarit 90

[Peterson Arthur G NSSC <PetersonAG@NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL>]

You're not the only one, Buzz.  I agree completely.  A favorite lens, a
wonderful little 90mm!

Art Peterson

P.S. The serial number escapes me at the moment (and I try so hard to
memorize them! :-) ), but it's around 3,000,000+, and the glass is perfectly
clear.


		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Buzz Hausner [mailto:Buzz@marianmanor.org]
		Sent:	Wednesday, March 15, 2000 10:22 AM
		To:	'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
		Subject:	RE: [Leica] tele-elmarit 90

		I may be the only subscriber to this list who has good
things to say about
		the Skinny Tele-Elmarit, but I love it.  I am especially
fond of the lens'
		reversible, clip-on, metal shade.  My favorite lenses and
standard
		walking-around-kit are an M6, the last pre-aspheric 35
Summicron, and the
		Skinny Tele-Elmarit.  A smaller, lighter, yet more versatile
set of gear
		would be difficult to assemble.  One does concede a bit of
sharpness and
		contrast to the current Nineties, but for me it is a fair
trade for a more
		discrete and portable outfit (not that any Leica gear is
relatively
		GIGANTIC, just that some is relatively small), and the
Skinny Tele-Elmarit
		is plenty sharp for my tastes and style of on-the-run
photography.  I have
		had mine and used it constantly for...what?...thirteen years
with no signs
		of fungus or other degenerative condition.  I don't know
what they cost, but
		if you take a deep breath and buy just one issue of
"Shutterbug" that
		shouldn't be hard to determine.  Before you cast your lot
with my
		assessment, though, see Erwin's site for a general
evaluation of the various
		nineties.

		-----Original Message-----
		From: Howard Davis [mailto:HDavis@slcearch.com]
		Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:46 PM
		To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
		Subject: [Leica] tele-elmarit 90


		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