Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 16:15:59 -0800
References: <p05100303b85ccc01d08d@[216.192.229.17]>

The 90mm Tele-Elmarit rocks!  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise; it is 
an amazing performer and incredibly compact. Not to mention inexpensive...

Who cares if such-and-such a 90mm is better? The 90 TE is capaple of 
taking great pictures and it is a joy to handle. If you get a lot of 
money later, get a super 90mm APO Aspheric monster and compare them - 
you may want to keep both as they suit different purposes.

- - marc

John R. Fulton Jr. wrote:

> 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
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