Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all I have the skinny tele elemarit and the pre aspheric 90 f/2 both used. I heard a number of horry storries about the elmarit, but I make up my own mind by taking pictures with the lenses. I am going to keep the elmarit and sell the summicron. From all that I have read the summicron is a "better" lens than the older tele elmarit, but in my experience using the lenses buy taking the same image (Camera on tripod) in sequence throughout aperture, I just liked the look that the tele elmarit rendered. In actual use, I found the TE much easier to hold than the Summicron and it travels much better. I tried a friends and 75mm Summilux and that was a very expensive mistake....I bought one within a week of trying it. That lens is a gem, but the viewfinder on the .72 can be a challenge. Under any circumstances, I would not use a 90 on the .58 body without buying the eypiece magnifier. I have had trouble focusing on a .72 body. Hope this helps. Tom Lianza Technical Director Sequel Imaging Inc. 25 Nashua Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053 tlianza@sequelimaging.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html