Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Al Yes, I tried one extensively and was totally convinced that it is not for me. Why is it that Nikon can make such great zoom lenses (except for the first 43-86) and Leica cannot make a tri-focal of at least equal quality? Of course I have no experience with the Leica Reflex zoom lenses. Jerry Alsatian Firkin wrote: > On Sunday, Apr 27, 2003, at 07:18 Australia/Melbourne, bdcolen wrote: > > The Tri-Elmarit? I have never understood why anyone shooting Leica M > > for > > the quality of the glass would even consider using anything other than > > the astoundingly good primes. > > > > B. D > > Because we were led to believe it was as good. The "compromise" was the > speed of the lens, not its image quality. I read only good things about > the TE before I bought mine, waiting as I did for the improved > mechanical design. Its a great concept: with my f4 90 elmar C it makes > a fantastic compact system. > > > Alastair > > -- > 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