Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]RFMGabe@aol.com jotted down the following: > My question: Is the new 90/2.8 Elmarit MUCH better than my old 90. The new 90 > will cost me about $1,000. Would I be able to SEE the difference in the > images from the new 90 vs the old 90? That rather depends upon how you take pictures, doesn't it? If you always bolt your camera to a weighted tripod, only use shutter speed shorter than 1/125s, only use slow speed film, and only ever enlarge to 16x20 or larger, then yes, I'm sure that you'd see the difference. If you on the other hand routinely shoot hand-held at 1/30, Tri-X or faster film, and rarely print above 11x14, then chances are that other factors are going to "erode" some of that advantage. Alternatively, if you want a the new lens -- because it's a new lens -- then buy the new lens. You'll do yourself no favours trying to justify it in false terms. M. - -- Martin Howard | Trying to determine human performance by Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | experiments is nothing but the ritual of email: howard.390@osu.edu | The Ballet for the Gods of Invariance. www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +-------------------------------------------