david_killick9 Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 What is your favourite compact 90mm for the Leica M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 The only 90 I've got is a Tele-Elmarit, and it's a nice little lens. Funny, I actually have it up for sale because I thought I didn't need a 90, but today was shooting landscapes with it and started wondering if I should keep it. Maybe I'm growing fond of it. Now what do I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabophoto Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 David, I have both the current Elmarit-M 90/2.8 and the tiny Tele-Elmarit-M 90/2.8. The former is optically better, mainly at close distances. The latter weighs only 225g (vs. 410g) which has its own charms. Carsten http://www.cabophoto.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct__ Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I like very much the Tele-Elmarit (1974-1989) too. See: http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=9 386884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiblanke Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I find myself liking the 90mm view, so I ended up with three 90s (which is way too much): A thin tele-elmarit, an elmar-c and a ltm elmar. I really like the elmar-c best, even better than the tele-elmarit. About the same size and weight and definitely flares less, which makes it much more usable for travel photography, since I like to shoot into the light. If it only were f2 (and keeping its size and weight) ...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajabbi Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I, too, have three 90's. I love the new 90 F2 because it cuts such a sharp image. However,I recently acquired a collapseable 90F4. from the looks of it, it must have been almost new. The results are just great. After getting used to the infinity lock, I find myself most comfortable with it. The third,a Tele-Elmarit, is nice and light-weight for carrying all day. I guess I'll keep them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan www.randlkofer.co Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 after having used a canadian monster 90 summicron for a day i went for the voigtlander 90. very light and compact, nice feel and has the same filter thread as my 35 and 50. perfect for travelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucien1 Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Elmar-c 90/4 and second Tele-Elmarit 90/2,8. But my favorite 90 is the 90AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_hagerman Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I have an old ~1950 Elmar LTM 90 f/4 and a ~1970 Summicron 90 f/2. The Summicron is a monster--great optics but so big as to be a real burden. The Elmar has given me problems in the past when using it wide open, but it is very compact. After a recent holiday where I lugged the Summicron around for two weeks, I've decided to make another attempt at using the Elmar on a regular basis. Step one is to get a lens hood, and step two is to stop it down more, to f/8 or f/11 at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcafe Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Collapsible Elmar 90/4, Canon RF 100/3.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher_a._junker Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Ditto Canon f3.5 100mm. Very light, really nice stopped down and being black, inobtrusive. Prefer it to an early Nikon f2.0 90mm which is a real lump but gets the image after f2.8. Nasty flare w/o a hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 i have the current 90 2.8 (in chrome) and it is the sharpest lens i own. i also have the thin tele-elmarit. it is also a razor sharp lens. i use it all the time mounted on an m3. it is so light and small. i would not sell either one, but i use the t-e much more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I still love the 'thin' '74-'89 Tele-Elmarit-M. Plenty sharp although it suffers at the edges and (slightly) close-up compared to the current lens - and do a search here on the forum for lens disease potential in the early production. At 225g it's 55% the weight of the 410g current f/2.8 lens, and I actually prefer its slightly lower contrast in many situations.</p> </p> A <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/652355&size=lg">Tele-Elmarit-M</a> picture (balanced for gamma 1.8 - may appear dark on Windows screens). It nails the pores, eyelashes and water drops on the face at left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I had an early "fat" chrome Tele-Elmarit and it produced beautiful shots with high contrast film such as K64. I sold it in 1988. Now they are sort after and I miss the lens. I have the current Elmarit in both M and R configurations. Excellent lens, but it does not "sing" like the Tele-E or my Summilux-R 80mm. Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_killick9 Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 I too have used an early f/2 Summicron, and a splendid but massive chrome beastie it was too (though not as heavy as some of the latest SLR lenses of course). Sounds like the f/2.8 Elmarit-M or Tele-Elmarit are good bets. I like the idea of the f/4 Elmar rigid or collapsible, but the extra speed really comes in useful - not just for low light when you need a fast shutter speed, but for shallower depth of field. This, IMHO, is another reason why rangefinders still have it over compacts. These may go from 28 to 90, which is undoubtedly very useful, but they start at f/4 and go down to something like f/9 or less at the long end.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Eat your Wheaties and just carry the APO-Summicron F:2,90mm ASPH. You bought a Leica for quality, not portability! Paul Neuthaler, 12/18/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante_stella Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.dantestella.com/technical/ borders.jpg" width="575" height="400"> </p> <p align="center">My vote is for the 90/2.8 M-Hexanon. And Aculux.</p> </body> </html> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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