Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Steve for the insight... I guess that is the question...?same glass, coatings, glue etc..why are there multiple variations of the SAME thing?? Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Gandy" <leicanikon@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html