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Subject: Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:06:35 -0700
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Thanks Steve for the insight... I guess that is the question...?same glass,
coatings, glue etc..why are there multiple variations of the SAME  thing??
Steve
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Gandy" <leicanikon@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit


> it depends on your terminology.
>
> rather than different TE "versions,"  describing them as variations of
the same
> version is probably a better description.  so far as I know the thin TE
all
> have the same glass.
>
> Stephen Gandy
>
> Steve Barbour wrote:
>
> > Hi Dan.....One thought that recurs to me concerns  the existence of
several
> > different  "thin 90 TE's " ,  as you know...summarized at Gandy's
> > Cameraquest. Are we speaking of one lens or 4-5 different types of
thin 90
> > TE's  ?   It would be interesting to survey peoples' opinions with this
> > information considered in the  survey....Steve
> >
> > > I want to thank everyone for the lively discussion about the 90s!
> > > I had a Summicron 90 in chrome--- HEVVY-DOOTY! Sold it, and have
since
> > been
> > > satisfied using a 1932 90/4 Elmar!!! Good portrait lens, but I would
like
> > a
> > > newer optic at times, and the discussion has helped me make up my
mind!
> > > I am still amazed at the different opinions about the same lens- and
I
> > don't
> > > think it is all a matter of differences in QC, as was advanced at one
> > > point... I think the 'Human Factor' which is more widely variable
than
> > > Leitz' QC is the reason there are so many diverse opinions! Truly,
> > different
> > > strokes for different folks!!  :o)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "tlianza" <tlianza@mediaone.net>
> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:26 PM
> > > Subject: [Leica] tele-elmarit
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have a thin tele elmarit and the pre-aspheric 90mm.  I found that
the
> > > > perfomance of the tele-elmarit was very close to that of the 90 mm
> > > > summicron.  I ran a number of resolution tests and the resolution
of
> > both
> > > > lenses was  identical at f5.6 and f11. at f2.8 the Summicron seemed
to
> >
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Replies: Reply from Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit)
In reply to: Message from "tlianza" <tlianza@mediaone.net> ([Leica] tele-elmarit)
Message from "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit)
Message from "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com> (Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit)
Message from Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] tele-elmarit)