Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too have both of these lens. The TE is a gem and is easier to carry around when shooting on the street. It is tack sharp in my opinion, light weight ,sharp and compact. I rarely use the other one, bought new and looks it. tlianza wrote: >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 > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html