Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit
From: "John R. Fulton Jr." <JRFjr@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 10:23:21 -0600

Steve--
I believe your inquiry was aimed at "John" Collier and not me, but 
since I started this thread I'll tell you about my lens.
I don't know the  version but it's s/n 2587xxx -- which seems to date 
it at 1973. Mine has the (fairly) long black metal clip on hood. 
'Don't have a clue as to "thick or thin" but it's not much bigger 
than my 50mm Summicron.

I appreciate all the replies to my question about the Tele-Elmarit.
My (black chrome Wetzlar) M4 is just back from a complete overhaul 
with Sherry. I'll use it to test the focus again and also check for 
flare.
Again, I appreciate everybody's comments on the Tele-Elmarit.
best,
John Fulton
Fort Worth



>
>From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
>
>Which version of the  90 Tele Elmarit was it John...?   Steve
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Tele-Elmarit
>
>
>>  All I can say is that this lens must suffer from significant sample
>>  variation. My brand new one had troubles with flare. Heck, it would even
>>  flare if there were light tones in the photo! I sold it and bought the
>>  90/2.8 Elmarit which I later traded up to a 90/2AA. Both these lenses are
>>  stunning performers.
>>
>>  John Collier
>>
>>  > From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
>>  >
>>  > 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.
>>
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