Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just one quick thought: Have you examined the internals of the lens for fogging etc? A flashlight at one end of the barrel and an eyeball at the other can be an enlightening experience. The performance of a 50mm Summicron bought used was very disappointing until Sherry Krauter scoured everything inside. Now it's a stellar piece of glass. Roy On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Timothy Corcoran Flynn, MD wrote: > Hello everyone! I am new to the list and have a very specific request. I > own a 90mm Summicron f2 lens and am unhappy with the sharpness. My negs > are just not as crisp as the 35mm Summicron which I love. My question is: > will I acheive a significant degree of sharpness with the 90mm elmarit > f2.8. I do not want to sell my lens or trade it in untill I hear from some > of you more experienced leica users that the elmarit is better. BTW, I > shoot on an chrome M6 body and both of the lenses are chrome. > > Many thanks. > > Timothy Flynn > > Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart Written with the assistance of a labrador retriever whose chin is on the keyboard. Any typos are his fault.