[Leica] Is the TE a zoom?

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

Well I've shot the frames on Kodachrome, all I need to do now is wait a
month until they're processed and sent back to me.

Only kidding I used the Tri-Elmar on an M8. The intermediate positions
didn't give sharp images.

I seem to remember Puts describing the lens as a zoom, but as mentioned
earlier perhaps the relevant element(s) only 'click' together at the
standard focal lengths.

Steve


On 3/2/08 17:25, "Howard Ritter" <hlritter@bex.net> wrote:

> Nevertheless.
> 
> There must be someone on the list who owns an M8/TE and who has a more
> comprehensive or elastic curiosity space. Or whimsical :-).
> 
> How about shooting a few frames with the FL ring set in various
> intermediate positions, looking at some tight crops from center and
> edges, and telling us whether the lens seems to be a true zoom? Or
> from someone with the requisite technical familiarity: is it a zoom?