Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm lenses -- Summicron or Elmarit?
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:00:01 -0400 (EDT)

Don, I'll buy as many current NOS 90/2.8s as you can find for $500.  $700
is more like the going price -- for used ones.

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Per Claesson wrote:

> Ok, guys, thanks for the advice.
>
> Anybody who has a current Elmarit 90/2.8 to spare for $500?
>
> /Per
>
> tisdagen den 22 oktober 2002 kl 03.06 skrev Don Dory:
>
> > If you don't need the speed then the current Elmarit 2.8 can be had
> > very
> > cheaply: I paid $500 for one as new old stock NOS.  Meaning all the
> > tags and
> > warranty.  It is a very fine lens indeed, quite contrasty out to the
> > corners.  I have the Summicron and I prefer the lenses discussed below
> > if
> > you want or need F2.  Unless someone makes you a real deal on an older
> > Elmarit or Tele-Elmarit(meaning around $200) I would pass on these
> > models.
> >
> > Now, if budget is really a concern then look for the Japanese
> > knock-offs of
> > the Zeiss Sonnar.  You can find 85 Serenars in very good to excellent
> > condition as low as $100; usually in the $180 range.  The 85 Nikkors
> > tend
> > higher in price.  Good crisp rendition at F2 in the center third.
> > Outstanding performance by F4.  Compared to the current Leica
> > offerings you
> > will notice a little less contrast and an absence of really fine
> > detail.
> > This you won't see unless you take the same image side by side.
> >
> > Alternatively, the offerings from Konica have a really good reputation
> > and
> > are spoken of highly by some members on this list.
> >
> > So, if $500 is not too much outlay then the current 90 Elmarit would
> > be my
> > choice.  If you would rather spend the money elsewhere, then the
> > current
> > Konica or one of the 1950's Japanese offerings would be great choices.
> >  Or,
> > buy the Japanese offering, make money with the lens, then turn on it
> > and buy
> > the 90 AA which is worth every penny; the sharpest plane of focus and
> > rendition of extremely fine detail that must be seen to be believed.
> > Erwin
> > has it right when he talks about craftsmanship as the limiting factor.
> >
> > Good luck, any of the lenses discussed can provide great images, you
> > won't
> > go wrong any way you go.
> >
> > Don
> > dorysrus@mindspring.com
> >
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