Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a 90mm Elmar new in 1957 and found it to be a very fine lens when closed at least two f-stops. It has served me well all these years. Recently on my M3 I tested a 90mm Elmar collapsable, a 90mm Elmarit and a Jupiter 85mm f2.0 using a resolution chart. All three gave very similiar results. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Cooper <visigoth@echonyc.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Cc: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 8:03 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: LTM lenses with character > > > Well, after all those congratulations, I'm afraid I returned the > M3. Tamarkin looked at it, determined that I'd paid $300 too much for it, > and that the back had been recovered. (I don't mind a user camera, but I > hate touch-up jobs). Sigh. > > Some day I'll own an M3. > > *However*... I picked up a nice Canon 7 to cheer myself up. The meter is > dead, but the shutter is in nice shape, and accurate. Now I have to buy > some LTM lenses, I guess. (No flash shoe for the Heliar finder.) So what > do you all suggest? I'm looking for a lens with personality, like my old > Rollei Xenar; sharpness is a secondary consideration. Is the chrome 90/4 > Elmar a dog? (Sure looks nice on this camera.) > > > Douglas Cooper > > >