Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just for information of all Luggers: Leica R & M lens tests in 1997 from the French magazine Chasseur d'Images include following lenses: ELMARIT-M 21mm f/2.8 ASPH 4 stars for performance, 2 stars for price/performance, 3 stars for "cote d'amour" (subjective) out of a possible 5 stars. ELMARIT-M 24mm f/2.8 ASPH 4 stars for performance, 1 star for price/performance, 3 stars for "cote d'amour". SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2.0 ASPH 5 stars for performance (maximum), 3 for price/performance, 5 stars for "cote d'amour". The best 35mm wide-angle on the market, together with the SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2.0 4 stars for performance, 2 stars for price/performance, 3 stars for "cote d'amour". SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2.0 5 stars for performance (maximum), 3 for price/performance, 4 for "cote d'amour". The reference standard lens. ELMARIT-R 28mm f/2.8 4 stars for performance, 1 for price/performance, 3 for "cote d'amour". The best 28mm lens on the market. SUMMILUX-R 35mm f/1.4 3 stars for performance, 2 for price/performance, 3 for "cote d'amour". SUMMICRON-R 50mm f/2.0 4 stars for performance, 2 for price/performance, 4 for "cote d'amour". One of the best standard lenses on the market. ELMARIT-R 90mm f/2.8 4 stars for performance, 2 for price/performance, 3 for "cote d'amour". APO-MACRO ELMARIT-R 100mm f/2.8 5 stars for performance (maximum), 2 for price/performance, 3 for "cote d'amour". The absolute reference in its category. APO-SUMMICRON-R 180mm f/2.0 4 stars for performance, 3 for price/performance, 4 for "cote d'amour". ELMARIT-R 180mm f/2.8 4 stars for performance, 1 for price/performance, 2 for "cote d'amour". VARIO-ELMAR-R 35-70mm f/4.0 4 stars for performance, 2 for price/performance, 2 for "cote d'amour". VARIO-ELMAR-R 80-200mm f/4.0 4 stars for performance, 2 for price/performance, 4 for "cote d'amour".