[Leica] Testing a new lens

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Chris,

The orchid is lovely and the many different greens in the park picture are 
quite wonderful.   The 90 Elmarit-R is a better lens, in my opinion, than 
the 90 Summicron (not, of course, if you really need to shoot at f2).   It's 
sharper at f2.8 than the Summicron and has a plastic, three-dimensional 
quality that makes for some wonderful pictures.

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Birchenhall" <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 4:16 PM
Subject: [Leica] Testing a new lens


> Hi LUGers
>
> I bought a 90mm f2.8 Elmarit-R (2-cam) for my SL2. It arrived this
> morning and I popped down to the local park at Bramhall Hall. Used a
> roll of Kodak Gold 200, new version I think, which was processed at
> the local supermarket. I cringed at the way the young lady handled the
> negatives but thy look ok. Went home and produced 2 ok A4 prints; not
> perfect but I decided the lens is ok. Both shots are hand-held and
> thus not that sharp:
>
> 1. I know this as a Marsh Orchid but I am probably wrong - corrections 
> welcome.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/29qpvl
>
> 2. A little more atmospheric picture:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25c7ny
>
> Comments and suggestions welcome
>
> Chris B
>
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