Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick, I really like my TE. I think Martin is right, some seem to be good, others not so good. I don't know how you can tell them apart without shooting them. If it is at a good offer, it might be worth trying. You could always sell it if it doesn't suit you. I think the build of the TE is better than the 90 c lens. I've had good luck with mine. Here's one that I love, shot with it wide open: http://www.sonc.com/jackson.htm SonC - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] How good is the 90mm f2.8 Tele-Elmarit? > Thank you for the insightful review. > > With the soon to arrive CL, I was offered a Tele Elmarit. So far, I've > said no. > > Vick > > Martin Howard wrote: > > > Vick Ko wrote: > > > >> How good is the 90mm f2.8 Tele-Elmarit? > > > > > > This is a simple question, but unfortunately, there is no simple > > answer. It would appear that the 90 TE suffered from production > > variation and lack of quality control. As such, there are good > > examples out there, and there are not so good examples. > > > > I have one of the good (or at least, better) ones. I like it because > > I don't use the 90mm focal length much on a rangefinder, and the 90mm > > TE is a very compact lens. I have bought the 90mm metal hood which > > Leica made and this reverses onto the lens barrel when not in use, > > giving you a very compact package in storage and transportation, but > > also a very effective lens hood during use. > > > > The later 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M is probably a better lens in terms of > > resolution and contrast. Which one you get is largely a matter of > > whether you are confident in your ability to test a lens for defects, > > and how much you value a compact package. I like mine a great deal > > and chose it in preference to the 90mm Elmarit-M. For the kind of > > stuff that I do (travel photography, occasional portraiture, always > > ISO 400 B&W film) I doubt that I'd see much of a difference between > > the two. > > > > M. > > > > -- > > 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