Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/6/00 4:53:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pklein@2alpha.net writes: << What about some of the other LTM 85/90mm rangefinder alternatives? Canon 85/1.8, 1.9 or 2.0? Nikkor 85/2? Russian Jupiter-9 85/2? Anybody use these? >> I had an 85/2 Nikkor I used for a number of years, until I was able to get the 85/1.8 Canon, which I found to be clearly superior. Remember, however, that these designs were not manufactured to present day quality control standards (no computers), so that some variation may exist from sample to sample. In my view, any of these should outperform, but not necessarily produce a more pleasing portrait than, a 90 coated Elmar. The Nikkor, along with the earlier Canons, should be easier to find, particularly in chrome. I have also used the 1.9 Serenar, which I would rank a bit below the Nikkor, the 85/2 Zeiss, about equal to the Nikkor, and both the older f/4 and newer 3.5 Canon 100's, which are quite good. The best 100 I have used would be the latest (black) model. I have not tried the "legendary" 100/2. I stopped looking for one after seeing the performance of the 85/2. I would suggest reading what Steve Gandy has to say. Go to: www.cameraquest.com/tmlens.htm Joe Sobel