Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] practical question - or should it be saved for Friday?
From: "Mārtiņš Zelmenis" <martin@lrpv.lv>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:23:49 +0300

This seems to be my own experience - and 90/2.8 currently is my only lens
for my R7, so thank you for the information - now I know I'm not going to
experiment with the 90/2!

Thank you!

Martin


>Only in this particular case, as the 90mm R 'cron is a real dog, even by
>Leica standards. Over my lifetime I only had three 'crons, 2 M and 1 R,
>they all were pathetic wide open and at F2.8. At F4 the images were
>somewhat passable. My last generation 90R F2.8 beats them hands down in
>just about all the applications I've put it through.
>
>S. Dimitrov
>
>
>Pablo Kolodny wrote:
>>
>> Seriously ?
>> I have understood that all 'Crons were better performers than Elmarits.
>> That's new to my records.
>> Every day I learn some thing new.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> --
>> Pablo Kolodny
>> www.pablokolodny.com
>>
>> > From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
>> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> > Date: 5 Sep 2001 08:44:29 -0700
>> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] practical question - or should it be saved for
Friday?
>> >
>> > Otherwise the Elmarit-R's optical qualities are superior to the
Summicron-R