Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] Travelling light = 90mm
From: director@ubi.edu
Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 21:12:04 +0100

Shawn,

>I was thinking about picking up a 90mm lens, 
>but in the interests of travelling light, 
>I was thinking about the 90mm collapsible elmar.  
>What do you think of this lens?

Tele-Elmarit (74-89)	255 gr
Second slim
Elmar-C 90/4 (73-77)	270 gr
Leica CL
Elmar 90/4 (54-63)		295 gr
First
Elmarit 90/2,8 (59-74)	330 gr
First black and chrome
Elmar 90/4 (64-68)		340 gr
3 elements
Elmar 90/4 (54-68)		350 gr
Collapsible
Tele-Elmarit (64-74)	355 gr
First fat chrome and black.
Elmarit 90/2,8 (90-??)	410 gr
Black
Summicron 90/2 (80-98)	475 gr
Black
Elmarit 90/2,8 (97-??)	560 gr
Chrome
Summicron 90/2 (57-79)	685-660 gr
First, chrome and black
Summicron 90/2 (93-98)	690 gr !!
Chrome
Summicron Asph. (mid 98-??)  ??? gr


IMHO, the slim (second) Tele-Elmarit (74-89) 255 gr
is the best in that respect.(with rubber lenshood)
The Elmar-C 90/4 is also very good.

Check also Erwin Puts tests of Elmarit 90mm, Tele-Elmarit 90mm
Tele-Elmarit(-M) 90mm and Elmarit-M 90mm at:

<http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses/pages/l11129etce.html>
 
Lucien