Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I doubt if it makes much real difference the biggie is that the rear element glass is clear some of them, for unknown reasons, develop problems in the rear elements which is not economical to repair, but it does turn them into nice paperweights. it looks like fogging, but the glass is etched and won't clean. it's uncommon, but I've seen about a half a dozen with the same peculiar problem. Stephen Steve Barbour wrote: > Thanks Steve for the insight... do you have any idea whether the later > versions of this lens are better, or less likely to flare...? Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Gandy" <leicanikon@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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