[Leica] 90/2.8 R vs. 90/2 R??

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Ben,

It depends on what you want the lens for. First, whichever lens you  
buy get the later model with the 55mm filter threads. The Summicron  
is a softer lens (wide open) and probably better suited for  
portraits. It's design dates to 1969. The 2.8 Elmarit is a 1984  
design (11806) and one the the best 90mm lenses Leica ever made prior  
to the APO versions. I have used this lens. It is super.

Len


On Feb 23, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Benjamin Marks wrote:

> Anyone have a view on the image quality of these two R lenses?  Price
> differential (used) these days between the two seems like on the  
> order of
> USD$100/150.  Is the Summicron the same image quality at one stop  
> faster or
> are there substantive differences between the way these lenes  
> render the
> world?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben Marks
>
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