Re: [Leica] god help me...but God isn't available right now, Jack

[Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>]

OK! *now* I understand. You are right about f/4 indoors!

Don Dory wrote:

> The Elmar C is actually smaller which the point at my poor attempt at
> humor is.  I just don't like lenses that slow.  The Elmar C is sharp,
> contrasty, relatively flare free, and by Leica standards inexpensive.
> But at F4, I can't bring it indoors too often.  It isn't really house
> trained :)
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dennis
> Painter
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:59 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] god help me...but God isn't available right now,
> Jack
>
> While I have not seen the Elmar C it's hard to believe it is larger than
> the latest version of the Elmarit.
>
> In fact this discussion had me wondering why Leica doesn't update the
> Elmar
> C and bring it out as a compact adjunct to the Tri-Elmar
>
> Dennis
>
> Don Dory wrote:
>
> > Jack,
> > My advice is in the following order,
> > 90 APO Summicron, this is a stupendous lens
> > 90 Elmarit, latest version.  Just as good as the Summicron, just
> slower
> > 90 Elmar C, this lens is really quite good, just an F4
> >
> > If sorted by price then it would be Elmarit, Elmar, and APO Summicron.
> >
> > Obviously, if sorted be size, then it would be Elmarit, Elmar, and
> > Summicron.  I confess that I really don't get along with slow lenses.
>
> <snip>
>
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