Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Apo-Telyt-M 3.4/135
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 23:54:02 -0400

Holy-Moly!
I waxed eloquent about an Elmar 135 I got from Marc because it resolved
stuff I couldn't even see with the naked eye!
The APO-Telyt must be one heck of a piece of work! Any samples we can see?
signed,
Curious ( Dan, in real life, but Curious tonight!)
- -----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Apo-Telyt-M 3.4/135


>I am studying some negs I just developed in Xtol 1:2 from Delta 400 film
>shot with the Apo-Telyt-M 3.4/135 as it says on the lens and they are
>street shots, buildings, cars, bridges on the light table using various
loupe's.
>I never thought telephoto photography could look like this! Does not
>look like a Nikon Zoom! Does not look like any 90. True telephoto hand
>held shots at a new level. Hasselblad would need a very large tripod to
>get images this defined! It would be fun to test it against one of those
>250 Zeiss Apo's for Hasselblad.  Or would it have to be a 350? Are they
>going for 5 grand now? This Telyt fits my lifestyle and shooting style
>both. Eventually this lens will "catch on" and be as desirable as a 24!
IMHO!
>Seldom have I had such a thrill looking at negs on a light table!
>Anybody else having fun with this hot new item?
>Mark Rabiner
>Something you can Germophile your teeth on!