Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -------------------------original message ---------------------------- >Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:37:47 EST From: ISILVERMN@aol.com Subject: [Leica] In defense of my (fat) Tele-Elmarit Message-ID: <92.101232b0.27b37c9b@aol.com> References: >After reading post after post of comments denigrating the performance of >the original "fat" Tele-Elmarit, I'd like to offer a few words in its support. >I bought mine new in February 1972, and have never been disappointed with >the results. Admittedly, I use it mostly stopped down to f/5.6 or lower, but it has seen its share of portrait use at full aperture. And for my personal use, resolution in lines/mm is meaningless, whereas sharpness in actual use is. >As a sanity test, I pulled out a number of Kodachromes I took with it over the years, and they only served to confirm my recollections. Sharp focus, accurate color rendition, and very satisfying bokeh (this before I even knew what the heck bokeh was!). There is some flare evident on a few shots, but well within (my) acceptable range. >Structurally, it's also been up to par - no etching, coating separation, flaking, etc. And while bigger and heavier than the "thin" T-E, it's still quite pocketable. >The point of all this is only that one should not be too hasty in trashing this lens. Unless I managed to get the freak perfect example, and I'm generally not that lucky, I'd say try it under various lighting conditions and critique the results. You may be pleasantly surprised. >Just my (rapidly deflating) nickel. >Ira Silverman _____________________________________________________________________ I'll have to agree. I still use the 90mm Tele-Elmarit I purchased in the mid 60's to replace the 90mm Summicron I sold because of its weight. Since it is lighter weight, I find it in my camera bag more often and I do use the lens shade all the time. Neil Neil A. Miller 4340 E.Boulder Ridge Phoenix, AZ 85044 USA _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com