Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] Tele elmarit 135...A eal Pooch of a Lens
From: raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)
Date: Fri Jan 4 11:35:38 2008
References: <C3A2D815.134A2%buzz.hausner@verizon.net>

Nah, quality-wise it is OK. Clumsy it is, that?s why I sold mine.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:21 AM
Subject: [Leica] Tele elmarit 135...A eal Pooch of a Lens


> They are all dogs.  If you really, really need that half stop more than 
> the
> f/3.4 Telyt, go for the third version.  In any case, good luck with 
> framing
> and focus and shoot with as contrasty a medium as is available because the
> 135 f/2.8s were about as dull a lens as Leica ever made.  Trust me.  Bow
> wow.
>
>    Buzz
>
>
> On 1/3/08 5:43 PM, "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need the fastest 135 I can get for my M. It's clear that that is the
>> 135/2.8.
>> But there are three versions. First and second seem to be very close and
>> they can't be distinguished without taking it apart. The third is
>> supposed to be better. But how much better? Can the difference be seen
>> in daily use when using slow speeds and fast film? wide open off course.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Michiel Fokkema
>>
>>
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