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Subject: [Leica] 90mm M Lenses: Which is Most Resistant to Flare & Reflection?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun May 29 07:23:24 2005
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Hello John,
I've used the Summicron 2/90mm (built in Canada 1964)quite a lot without 
any problems except the weight of the lens. A wonderful piece of gear 
but just too heavy, the later version, so I've read , is a lot lighter.

The Elmar-C 4/90mm for the CL is nice and light, a good performer but f4 
is not exactly fast, I've compared this lens with it's Minolta 
counterpart for the CLE and there's no recognisable difference(to me).
These 2 are apparently not supposed to focus as accurately as pure "M" 
lenses when attached to a Leica M camera.
cheers
Douglas
John O. Newell wrote:
> I'm interested in your experience and opinions on how the various 90mm 
> Leica M lenses perform in terms of flare and internal reflections.  Some 
> of my favorite shots have been taken with a 100mm 2.8 APO Macro against 
> the light, and the 100mm AME performs extremely well under those 
> circumstances.  I'm interested in comparative feedback on which 90mm 
> lens(es) perform best when pointed toward light sources?
> 
> Many thanks
> John Newell
> 
> 
> 
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