Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not sure about the coatings, Leica generally improves coatings without announcing it, but the same glass. Leica users are often pretty fanatical about Leica, but Leica collectors usually take it to the next level and beyond. any cosmetic change is noticed, and can often become a new item to find for their collection. keeping track of the variations is made more difficult because Leica seldom announces cosmetic changes. while lens or body variations usually make no practical difference to shooters, they can make substantial differences in the price collectors will pay for them. a nice common black 90 TE will probably sell in the $500-600 range, while the ultra rare chrome version in identical shape with the identical glass may command $3000 or more to a collector who has searched for years trying to find it. Stephen Steve Barbour wrote: > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html