Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 3 Lenses
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:11:52 -0700

Bud Cook wrote:
> 
> Lucien,
> The current Elmarit is obviously the clear winner over the previous f2.8
> 90's but I'm not so sure I interpret Erwin's tests as placing the
> Tele-Elmarits ahead of the first Elmarit.  The original Elmarit has higher
> contrast and in another summary of these lenses, Erwin stated that Leitz had
> difficulty matching the performance of the first Elmarit.
> It's academic in any case since I doubt most people would see the
> differences in the first three versions except that the lens head of the
> first Elmarit makes a darn fine macro lens.
> Regards,
> Bud
><snip>
IMHO
When Erwin tells us "that Leitz had difficulty matching the performance
of the first Elmarit" that's Erins subtle way of telling us we have a
real woof woof on our hands whose name aint Hectar.
Mark Rabiner
Was Elmarit the name of his goldfish?