Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:37 PM 4/5/01 +0100, Steve Unsworth wrote: >As someone who has a 90mm Elmar and has ordered a Jupiter 9 may I ask how >the lenses compared optically? Is it just a question of a non-rotating front >element and wider maximum aperture? My Elmar was probably 'better' (whatever that means...ask Erwin) but not 'better' enough to make up for the annoying rotating front element and slow speed. (Stanislaw has it now and says he likes it for its portability.) The Elmar also looked REALLY funny on an M5. (Which I had at the time and is now another LUGgers.) My J9 produces nearly the same mellow OOF highlights and soft portrait like images that I enjoyed in the old soft Elmar, is much heavier and (as mentioned) is a full stop faster. I don't use a 90 all that often (favoring my RFs mostly for normal to wide work) so the J9 fits my budget and normal use. If it ever dies (I dropped it early yesterday and it no longer has the "rattle" that it did...so I'm testing it) I'll probably get another. If it is fine, I'll likely try the 75 Cosina just to see if I like the look of that FL. That help at all? Michael