Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Depends on your personal requirements! The current Elmarit is reputedly sharper wide open and at close focusing distances than the Tele-Elmarit. The pre-ASPH Summicron, like the Tele-Elmarit, is reputedly less sharp wide open than the current Elmarit, but of course the Summicron's "wide open" is of a whole stop wider than either of the others. The Tele-Elmarit, on the other hand, is not only is much smaller than the current Elmarit, but also weighs only about half as much (just 225 grams, I believe), and so is very pocketable. Do you need sharpness, speed, or pocketability? The current Elmarit is undoubtedly a superb lens, but I see little benefit to it over the Summicron. The latter may be less sharp wide open, but at least it does have an f/2.0 if you need it, and you can always stop down to f/2.8 (equaling the Elmarit's maximum aperture) or smaller to gain sharpness. Also, since the current Elmarit is virtually as large and heavy as the Summicron, it wouldn't save you much in those areas either. So, although any of these lenses would be excellent in its way, if I had to choose only one, my choice would be between the Tele-Elmarit for size and weight and the Summicron for its speed. And if I could choose two lenses, those two would be my choices for the same reasons. But I would not have both the current Elmarit and the Summicron, nor the current Elmarit and the Tele-Elmarit. Those are just my personal thoughts, but I hope they'll be of some help. Art Peterson -----Original Message----- From: Bill Satterfield [mailto:cwsat@cyberhighway.net] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:20 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Tell Me About This Lens and Charlton Heston I have the 90/2.8 TE as well as the 90/2 non- asph. I was thinking about selling the 2 and getting the latest 2.8 and keep the TE. Any thoughts on what I should do?