Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:13 PM 21/07/1997 +0200, you wrote: > >I have been using the Summicron 2/90 for few years. I am perfectly >satisfied with it regarding all its optical and mechanical qualities. >But, looking back to these years of shooting, I realized that I very >seldom used it at f2 (focusing the 90 in very low light is not so easy >through the M6 finder): a few wedding close-ups (but almost all my >"weddingable" friends have done it now, I am waiting for divorces...), and >some theatre shots. > >I find now that the main drawbacks of this lens are its weight an length, >not fitted imho with the usual weigth and size of M systems, nor with my >weak shoulders (I love to travel light, m6+2/35+90+Metz+few films). > >My question is, in addition to the original post: >How do the optical qualities of the Elmarit compare to the Summicron, >especialy at F2.8 and F5.6/8 ? > >Thanks for your advices, > >---- >Francois Jouve (Francois.Jouve@polytechnique.fr) >Centre de Math. Appliquees, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau (France) > Fran=E7ois (hopefully the "C" cedille will make it through the net), Could you shed some light on the lenstests of Chasseurs d'Images? What are their charts showing: contrast? resolution? A combination of both? How do they perform their tests? What equipment do they use? Any information that you can provide will be highly appreciated! Answering your Elmarit-M versus Summicron question is easy: buy the Elmarit-M. Better images at any aperture and at any distance setting. The Elmarit-M is one of the better Leica lenses. The Summicron one of the worse (relative to other Leica glass, not relative to other manufacturers glass). = =20 Gerard Captijn=20