Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 1:01 -0700 3/15/0, a fine scholar, John Collier wrote: > >>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 lugfolk, are we talking about the current tele-elmarit 90, or one of the previous versions (i believe stendhal wrote about both of these earlier 90s in his novel 'the thin and the fat')? i inquire with trepidation as i am considering the current t-e 90 as my next lens, having abandoned hope that the apo asph summicron 90 will be produced in chrome in our lifetime... guy p.s. i also recall that certain luggers - m rabiner foremost among them - are die-hard t-e 90 users. any one else out there with more than parental feelings for this lens?