Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/31

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Subject: Re: 85-90 M and SM lenses
From: "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:58:17 -0500 (EST)

At 03:12 PM 1/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I use a 85mm/1.8 Nikkor for most of my portrait-type work, and though I
>have a 90/2 Tele-Elmarit (Canada), I rarely use it. What's the difference
>between this Tele-Elmarit and the Elmarit-M 90mm that everybody's bragging
>about? Any information on this lens would be appreciated.
>
>Robert
>
>
There's a 90 mm. f2 Summicron, and a very tiny 90 mm. f2.8 Tele-Elmarit, and
a 90 mm. f2.8 Elmarit (current lens) as well as some others Marc recently
mentioned.  I assume you mean to say you have the Tele-Elmarit.  The word is
that the current 90 f2.8 Elmarit is much better.--Charlie
Charles E. Love, Jr.
CEL14@CORNELL.EDU