Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Howard I also have an Elmarit (for color) and will for sure keep that for when the time arise that I'm using a new digital M in case the Summicron and my body do not like each other. Using the Elmarit made me feel extra special not extra extra special like the APO ASPH Summicron. But I'd put it on my M6 if I was heading out with my camera over my shoulder for the whole day. On 5/20/13 12:56 PM, "Howard Cummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > I had the 90 Summicron APO and it had focusing problems in the middle range > distance. > I sent it to Leica and also had it twice adjusted by an independent service > person, Leica trained, in Hong Kong > and none of the fiddling could get the lens to focus accurately over the > entire range. > I finally sold it - before the prices sky rocketed - unfortunately. I > believe > Henning had similar problems with his version too. > I kept my 90 Elmarit and it focuses like a charm - even on the X Pro 1 - > remember my balloon silhouette shot from the Burmese sunrise? > Bests > Howard > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there - Mark > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > It was not one of those lenses which were tricky on an M9 you had to send > it > in or something. > I was just reading Erwin was saying the problems with the 90 Apo asph on > the > M9 or a myth. Not his words. By far. > As that's a main lens for me that bit of info gets my interest. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/