Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I'll buy as many current NOS 90/2.8s as you can find for $500. $700 is more like the going price -- for used ones. On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Per Claesson wrote: > Ok, guys, thanks for the advice. > > Anybody who has a current Elmarit 90/2.8 to spare for $500? > > /Per > > tisdagen den 22 oktober 2002 kl 03.06 skrev Don Dory: > > > If you don't need the speed then the current Elmarit 2.8 can be had > > very > > cheaply: I paid $500 for one as new old stock NOS. Meaning all the > > tags and > > warranty. It is a very fine lens indeed, quite contrasty out to the > > corners. I have the Summicron and I prefer the lenses discussed below > > if > > you want or need F2. Unless someone makes you a real deal on an older > > Elmarit or Tele-Elmarit(meaning around $200) I would pass on these > > models. > > > > Now, if budget is really a concern then look for the Japanese > > knock-offs of > > the Zeiss Sonnar. You can find 85 Serenars in very good to excellent > > condition as low as $100; usually in the $180 range. The 85 Nikkors > > tend > > higher in price. Good crisp rendition at F2 in the center third. > > Outstanding performance by F4. Compared to the current Leica > > offerings you > > will notice a little less contrast and an absence of really fine > > detail. > > This you won't see unless you take the same image side by side. > > > > Alternatively, the offerings from Konica have a really good reputation > > and > > are spoken of highly by some members on this list. > > > > So, if $500 is not too much outlay then the current 90 Elmarit would > > be my > > choice. If you would rather spend the money elsewhere, then the > > current > > Konica or one of the 1950's Japanese offerings would be great choices. > > Or, > > buy the Japanese offering, make money with the lens, then turn on it > > and buy > > the 90 AA which is worth every penny; the sharpest plane of focus and > > rendition of extremely fine detail that must be seen to be believed. > > Erwin > > has it right when he talks about craftsmanship as the limiting factor. > > > > Good luck, any of the lenses discussed can provide great images, you > > won't > > go wrong any way you go. > > > > Don > > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > VisiMedia -- Webbutveckling & webbhotell > www.visimedia.com > Tel. 0416-300 07, 070 99 22 55 9 > Fax 0416 300 03 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------------------- > Läs mer om GateScan, den nya virusfria e-posten: www.gatescan.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------------------- > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html