Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Raimo Korhonen wrote: > > I apologize for being so imprecise. My Summicron 90mm is from 1984 so > non-APO. The Tele-Elmarit was of 1976-78 vintage and "thin" version. The > current Elmarit 90mm which is optically similar to the R version of same is > reputedly a very fine lens indeed but it is only 65g lighter than the > Summicron. The thin Tele-Elmarit is 255g lighter than the Summicron. > All the best! > Raimo > Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen > > ---------- > > From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] flare with 90 mm lenses > > > > Which Summicron M, old, new, APO? > > Bud > > > > From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] flare with 90 mm lenses > > > > I disagree with both you guys on the current Elmarit M. Mine has not ><snip> Not that much lighter but quite a bit thinner and newer and according to Erwin, better. Mark Rabiner