Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/06
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Paul and group,
And if you think the f/4s are bargains, look at the f/4.5 Hektor. Image
quality is absolutely superb! I made a photograph of George Pataki,
campaigning, with a Hektor. I understand my gallery sold an exhibition
print I made to his highest cabinet-level official. The image (I look at it
every day at my desk - and I don't even sit on the same side of the
political fence) is just stunning. It was made on TMY at a middling aperture.
I owned a late (sn/3,4XX,XXX) Tele-Elmar-M and felt the image quality fell
far short of the Hektor at middle apertures (lower contrast - I was actually
afraid to admit this publicly, but it appears to be the truth).
Curt
>Marc,
>
>My comment was based on the fact that these seem to be so inexpensive
>used. I had meant to say that you could find one in excellent shape for
>_well under_ $600, which is pretty cheap for a recent-vintage Leica lens.
>OTOH, users of other camera marques would be horrified at paying this
>much for an f/4 135. The f/4 135mm (non-tele) Elmarit is even more of a
>bargin.
>
>- Paul
>
>
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Elizabeth Mei Wong
Birding with Berkshire County's Hoffman Bird Club or
Women Outdoors at http://members.aol.com/womenout/index.htm
Henry Curtis Miller, M.P.A.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
In the Berkshires, next door to Tanglewood