Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15

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Subject: [Leica] Re: When Good Lenses Go Bad
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:01:11 -0700

Could you elaborate further on this Ken. In what way did the lenses go bad?
Were there any physical manifestations with the optical problems? Do you
live in a moist/dry/?? climate? I am interested because I have this lens.

Thanks

John Collier

> From: wilcox@tir.com (Ken Wilcox)
> 
> I've heard several explanations of the rear element problem. My personal
> experience is that two have gone "bad" for me. I will not buy another
> despite the size and weight advantages.
> 
> Ken Wilcox
> 
> At 11:46 AM -0600 3/15/0, Howard Davis wrote:
>> I recently had my eye on a thin version of the tele-elmarit 90. To me its
>> tiny size seems a perfect realization for the original concept of the leica
>> as miniature photography. Why was this lens discontinued in favor of the
>> much larger 90s? I have read that this particular lens is often attacked by
>> fungus that does irreversible damage to the rear element. Is this the reason
>> this lens is no longer in production? Should I not buy this lens? Or if I
>> should, what is a reasonable price to pay for a tele-elmarit 90?
>>