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Subject: [Leica] 90mm M Lenses: Which is Most Resistant to Flare & Reflection?
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Mon May 30 21:27:58 2005
References: <f4.51e2678d.2fcd3ede@aol.com>

I was rather disappointed when leica released the 4/90 Macro recently 
as a compact
travel lens. I had hoped for a revised 2.8/90 Tele-Elmarit Apo ASPH 
Zappo whatever...


feli

On May 30, 2005, at 9:15 PM, Grduprey@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/29/2005 9:24:00 AM Central Daylight Time,
> jbcollier@shaw.ca writes:
> The Tele-Elmarit-M is a mixed bag. At the very least performance can
> vary considerably from sample to sample. Many complaints of internal
> fogging which is impossible to fix. Check out any lens carefully
> before you buy. Mine was clear and clean with performance typical for
> a long focus lens of the day: mostly pretty sharp except for
> noticeably softening when focused wide open and close. Unfortunately
> mine had a propensity to flare at the least provocation. Heck a
> bright blue sky in the frame, never-mind an actual point light
> source, would cause it to flare: very, very, very annoying. Others
> say their samples are fine; and, the person I sold mine to,
> inexpensively with full disclose and right of return, was happy with
> it. Go figure.
>
>
> I have this lens and when I got it the lens had falre as described, 
> but I had
> Sherry do a CLA on it and it is now much better.  It still will flare
> occasionally, but it is now usable for most shooting, and gives very 
> nice results.
>
> Gene
>
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