Re: [Leica] Leica sytem headaches!

[budcook@ibm.net]

James,
If the current version of the 28 Elmarit-R is much of an improvement over
the original, it must be a heck of a lens.  I've had my 28 for 21 years and
it's one of my all time favorite Leitz lenses.
I also have the 60 Macro Elmarit and the 2X extender and I wouldn't say that
the combination is much of a workable medium telephoto primarily because the
effective aperature is f/5.6 and you really need to stop down a bit so it's
even worse than that.
I've used the 2X extender with the 90 Summicron-R on occasion in lieu of
taking along my 180.  It works fine.
Bud

- -----Original Message-----
From: James Burris <jabu@direct.ca>
To: Leica <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 1998 9:49 PM
Subject: [Leica] Leica sytem headaches!


>Hello everyone,
>
>While spending the better part of today  hiding from one of the pacific
>northwest's wonderful fall days - was that an ark I saw? - I'm now in a
>frenzy as to what combination of lenses I should go with for my Leica R.  I
>used to think that I could actually decide this for myself - but I'm really
>beginning to wonder.  :)
>
>I have a CL with a 40mm and I plan to pick up a 90mm elmarit -M for it down
>the road.  That is set.
>
>On the R side, all that I've been able to decide is that I want a 60mm
macro
>elmarit.   I was going to pick up a 135mm until two things happened.  One,
a
>friend showed me some pictures he took with a 135 and they looked OK -
>nothing spectacular. Two, Erwin wrote earlier that the 135mm is not a
>strength in the Leica line - which further confirms my suspicions in point
>one.  So now what?  Is it reasonable to have a 60mm and a 180?  That seems
>like a big gap to me.  I really like my 180 (E67 non-apo) so I think I'll
>keep it no matter what.  What about using the 60mm with a 2x extender? That
>would shore up a hole in the middle of 60 and 180, but does the 60 perform
>on the doubler like the 90mm lenses?  Lastly, is the latest 28mm R a big
>improvement over the prior version?
>
>The lenses I've owned so far are the 19mm elmarit, 35mm summicron(early),
>90mm elmarit(late), 180mm elmarit(E67 non-apo), 400 telyt.  Of these lenses
>the best optically were the 90mm and the 180mm.  The pictures look "alive".
>I'm sure the 60mm will fit the bill but will the 28mm?
>
>Thanks for all your help in the past,
>
>James Burris
>
>