Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert G. > Stevens > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 3:42 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] 50mm Elmar and 90mm F4 Elmar > > > I just bought a pair of lenses and was wondering the history of them and > what they may be worth. They are both M mount lenses and the > 50mm Elmar is > a collapseable ser 1602703 and the 90mm F4 ser 1572192 is rigid with a > removeable lens head for visoflex uses I assume. Before anybody asks, the > 90mm looks to be an M mount with the red dot and not an adapted screw > mount. Both lenses are marked in feet and have the now standard F stop > markings. > Robert: Is the 90mm f4 the 3-element version? I sold mine and replaced it with the latest 90mm f2.8. The old lens was extraordinary for portraiture; the latest lens is very sharp and in portraiture, especially with flash, renders an unflattering image. regards, Andrew Jordan