Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit

[Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net>]

it depends on your terminology.

rather than different TE "versions,"  describing them as variations of the same
version is probably a better description.  so far as I know the thin TE all
have the same glass.

Stephen Gandy

Steve Barbour wrote:

> Hi Dan.....One thought that recurs to me concerns  the existence of several
> different  "thin 90 TE's " ,  as you know...summarized at Gandy's
> Cameraquest. Are we speaking of one lens or 4-5 different types of  thin 90
> TE's  ?   It would be interesting to survey peoples' opinions with this
> information considered in the  survey....Steve
>
> > I want to thank everyone for the lively discussion about the 90s!
> > I had a Summicron 90 in chrome--- HEVVY-DOOTY! Sold it, and have since
> been
> > satisfied using a 1932 90/4 Elmar!!! Good portrait lens, but I would like
> a
> > newer optic at times, and the discussion has helped me make up my mind!
> > I am still amazed at the different opinions about the same lens- and I
> don't
> > think it is all a matter of differences in QC, as was advanced at one
> > point... I think the 'Human Factor' which is more widely variable than
> > Leitz' QC is the reason there are so many diverse opinions! Truly,
> different
> > strokes for different folks!!  :o)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tlianza" <tlianza@mediaone.net>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:26 PM
> > Subject: [Leica] tele-elmarit
> >
> >
> > > I have a thin tele elmarit and the pre-aspheric 90mm.  I found that the
> > > perfomance of the tele-elmarit was very close to that of the 90 mm
> > > summicron.  I ran a number of resolution tests and the resolution of
> both
> > > lenses was  identical at f5.6 and f11. at f2.8 the Summicron seemed to
>
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