Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm lenses -- Summicron or Elmarit?
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:49:43 -0600

Why not consider a used 90/2.8 Elmarit-M. I have seen them as low as 
$600US. It is the best 90/2.8M and equal to the 90/2AA in performance.

John Collier

On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 02:59 PM, Per Claesson wrote:

> I am considering getting a 90 mm lens for my M6. Since the budget is 
> tight I want to settle for something older. I am trying to figure out 
> what would be the best choice -- the Elmarit 90/2.8 or the Summicron 
> 90/2. Some say the Elmarit is better than the non ASPH Summicron (ASPH 
> is out of question anyway), and I have found a couple of decently 
> priced Elmarits from the mid 60's, as well as the "fat" one from the 
> early 70's

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