[rollei_list] Re: Subject: Friday Off Topic Question (Leica 90s)
- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 12:13:55 -0500
I have found both the 90mm and 35mm Elmarit 2.8s to be excellent.
Sometimes 1/2 my income comes from my SL with 35mm Elmarit...
P.J. Nebergall
On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:56:00 -0400 Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx>
writes:
> Marc et al. :
>
> I am on a similar quest. Would you stay away from the 90 Elmarits
> when
> it comes to 90 for Leica?
> The 4/90 is a neat lens too. I guess if you shoot mostly 400 ASA or
> higherspeed B&W, it is a great choice. For chromes the f4 widest
> opening could be quite limiting.
>
> Will you try the new Zeiss Ikon M mount 2/85mm Sonnar? I suppose it
>
> should bring up the 90mm frame on an M3.
> It seems to be quite large. Wonder if Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, sells
>
> enough of them t break even...
> Jan
>
> > From: Marc James Small <msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Friday Off Topic Question
> > Hmm. There are four versions of the 2/90 Summicron, the first
> version
> > from
> > 1957 (a small batch of 200 was made in 1953, but series production
>
> > began in
> > 1957), the second version from 1963, the third from 1980, and the
> > current
> > ASPH lens. I have owned and used all of these, and currently own
> an
> > ASPH
> > version. All are decent performers but the performance improves
> as
> > the age
> > decreases, so getting one of the last pre-ASPH versions makes the
> most=
> > sense.
> > I've also owned an used every version of the 2.8/90 and 4/90
> lenses
> > except
> > for the current 4/90. I normally use a collapsible 4/90 on my M3
> but I
> > have a bunch of other lenses in this focal range -- from a 2/8.5cm
> CZJ
> > Sonnar T to a pair of 4.5/105 Trinols -- and I will pick and
> choose as
> > circumstances require. The collapsible Elmar, incidentally, makes
> a
> > really
> > useful lens for museum work, especially in well-lighted venues
> such as
> > the
> > Smithsonian's aviation museum on the Mall in Washington.
> > Marc
> > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir!
>
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