Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90/2.8 Elmarit-M
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 16:04:42 -0600

If I may add to Andrew's comments. The 90/2.8 Elmarit-M is a gorgeous lens
and not a compromise at all. For many years it was THE long focus lens in
the M line up. I use my 35/1.4A 80% of the time so the 90/2.8 E-M is perfect
for me. I did go whole hog on my 21 because I use it wide open all the time
and the 21/2.8A is significantly better wide open than all the earlier 21s.

John Collier

> From: Andrew Moore <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
> 
> 
>> To this day, I am still trying to figure out why someone would bye the
>> 90/2.8, why would anyone want to lost that critical speed?
> 
> Tradeoffs: the one-stop increase in speed vs. size, weight, viewfinder
> obstruction, and price.
>