Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, you are correct as to the age (72 for the 60 and 78 for the 100). The 100 is a modified triplet with design dating back into the early part of the last century. Block wise, it is a stretched 50 Elmar. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Doug Herr Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:32 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica on 4/12/05 6:09 PM, Don Dory at dorysrus@mindspring.com wrote: > C'mon guys, this is a generational thing. The 100 Elmar is a very old > design. Comparing apples to apples would have the 60 Elmar against the > Yashica. I don't think anyone would say that the first Summicron is > better than the current 50 F1.8 Canon. You might prefer the look but if > you look at contrast and resolution the newer designs will win. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > The 60mm Elamrit-R is an older design than the 100 Elmar. Still very much a competetive performer. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information