Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]James, I used to have the 90mm Elmarit and bought the 90mm Apo Summicron as soon as it came out. It is a bigger lens, but does not feel too heavy, and viewfinder obstruction is not an issue--you can easily see the entire 90mm frame. It is a wonderful lens and the extra stop and better performance are well worth the slightly larger size. Nathan PhotoWrite wrote: > I'm willing to pay the price for the 90mm APO, and surely f/2 would be nice > as I see the M6 as primarily an available light system, but is the size, > weight, and viewfinder obstruction worth it? > > I have received some help/comments from posters on Photo.net, but I would > appreciate opinions from the LUG about the size, weight, handling, > viewfinder obstruction, public-perception differences between these two > lenses. > > James > PhotoWrite@intercomm.com > > > > > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:59:34 +0200 > From: Per Claesson <per@visimedia.com> > Subject: [Leica] 90mm lenses -- Summicron or Elmarit? > Message-ID: <006E824A-E538-11D6-8892-0003936890B2@visimedia.com> > References: > > I am considering getting a 90 mm lens for my M6. Since the budget is > tight I want to settle for something older. I am trying to figure out > what would be the best choice -- the Elmarit 90/2.8 or the Summicron > 90/2. Some say the Elmarit is better than the non ASPH Summicron (ASPH > is out of question anyway), and I have found a couple of decently > priced Elmarits from the mid 60's, as well as the "fat" one from the > early 70's. > > I would be interested in hearing opinions about old Elmarits vs. old > Summicrons, and whether the old (larger with no built in hood) Elmarit > is a good choice. > > Per > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html