[brianv]

I've been favoring the collapsible Elmar lately. The rendition of the lens with color film is wonderful. It preserves shadow detail and refuses to blow highlights. It gave me a series of wonderful portraits in full sunlight. And- collapsed it fits into my M3's ever-ready case with the top cover closed. I was using it last month when a professional photographer, a Photo-editor for the town newspaper, walked over to admire it. Told me he'd much rather be using film over digital.