Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Gandy wrote: >While the current 90/2.8 is getting raves, the 90/4 for the CLE is also >a great lens. Do not confuse this with the earlier 90/4 for the CL, >they are NOT the same thing. > >Many people praise the current 90/2, but a few say the older/larger >90/2 is better. Don Chatterton is among them. > >In Leica screw mount, either of the 85/2 or 105/2.5 are great lenses of >their day, although probably not up to current Leitz standards, still >great picture takers, though. ... Thank you for the valuable information, Stephen. Can I assume the "85/2 or 105/2.5" you mention are Nikkor lenses in LTM? Joel Tlumak has said in a private e-mail that you know a lot about Nikkor optics of this vintage; is the 85/2 some sort of adaptation of the Zeiss Sonnar design, or am I completely misunderstanding everyone? All the expertise floating around here has my head spinning: I am eagerly awaiting Marc Small's book so I have something to refer to before making any decisions. - -- Nick - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nicholas Hartmann hartmann@interaccess.com P.O. Box 1005 73057.724@compuserve.com Oak Park, IL 60304 (708) 524-1191 USA fax (708) 524-1355 Technical and scientific translator: German, French, Italian -> English