Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, John, the TE gets flak from some people, and I have no comparison, because it is the only 90 I've owned. Here are a couple of shots with the 90TE http://www.sonc.com/jackson.htm http://www.sonc.com/cottonpatch/pages/cot011.htm Just make sure your viewfinder is aligned, that could be part of the problem with focus on the TE. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R. Fulton Jr." <JRFjr@compuserve.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit > All-- > I'm fairly new to LUG, but occasionally throw in my 2-cents worth. > That's about all it's ever worth. > In the 1970's I bought a new 90mm Tele-Elmarit. At the time it was > described as a be-all and end-all since it was 90mm, very light > weight and just a bit bigger than a 50mm f2. > I've used it a few times and for longer distant photographs it's > fine. But the last time I shot portraits with it at f2.8 it was not > satisfactory. I remember it as soft or out-of-focus. I just assumed > it was me, or my focusing. I also assumed that the 90mm was just "too > long" for the M. > I dealt with this simply by not using the lens much. It still has > that "new" stiffness to the focus and the f-stops have a real strong > "click" to them. This lens is as new. > On LUG I've noticed that if the Tele-Elmarit is mentioned, it is not > referred to in glowing terms, so I assume that this lens isn't one of > Leica's better efforts. > Do I assume correctly that I would be much happier with one of the > current 90mm lenses? > [(slight) disclaimer: I don't "need" this lens focal length. I'm a > have a set of N*kons for portraits, close-ups, telephotos and other > stuff you "need" reflex cameras for. I like the 90mm for traveling > when I leave the Nik*ns at home (what a relief THAT is).] > All the best, > John Fulton > Fort Worth > -- > 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