Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How good is the 90mm f2.8 Tele-Elmarit?
From: Martin Howard <mvhoward@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:07:13 -0700

Vick Ko wrote:

> How good is the 90mm f2.8 Tele-Elmarit?

This is a simple question, but unfortunately, there is no simple 
answer.  It would appear that the 90 TE suffered from production 
variation and lack of quality control.  As such, there are good 
examples out there, and there are not so good examples.

I have one of the good (or at least, better) ones.  I like it because I 
don't use the 90mm focal length much on a rangefinder, and the 90mm TE 
is a very compact lens.  I have bought the 90mm metal hood which Leica 
made and this reverses onto the lens barrel when not in use, giving you 
a very compact package in storage and transportation, but also a very 
effective lens hood during use.

The later 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M is probably a better lens in terms of 
resolution and contrast.  Which one you get is largely a matter of 
whether you are confident in your ability to test a lens for defects, 
and how much you value a compact package.  I like mine a great deal and 
chose it in preference to the 90mm Elmarit-M.  For the kind of stuff 
that I do (travel photography, occasional portraiture, always ISO 400 
B&W film) I doubt that I'd see much of a difference between the two.

M.

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