JHAG Posted May 14, 2010 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is it possible to shoot with the Elmar 90 last version without the goggles ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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twittle Posted May 14, 2010 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2010 The Macro-Elmar? Yes, it can most definitely be used without the goggles--range from .8m to infinity without, .55m to .76m with goggles. It's a nice little lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted May 14, 2010 As I love macro I would like to test it, especially with portrait and products. Found one almost new for a ridiculous price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twittle Posted May 14, 2010 Share #4 Posted May 14, 2010 Definitely worth a look, especially if you can get it for a good price. The US price has gone up $500 (for the lens alone) since I purchased mine... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted May 14, 2010 This one is sold around 1200 € (you know, next to naught, these days… ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twittle Posted May 14, 2010 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2010 Yeah, that's a pretty good price. The goggles are worth having, too. Don't know what they're going for used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted May 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) What exactly gives that lens that's impossible with any other lens ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twittle Posted May 14, 2010 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2010 It's a nice little 90 on its own, but the close-up capability of the goggles is what makes it unique in the current lineup (I've never used the old dual-range 50, so I can't tell you if they're comparable at all). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted May 14, 2010 Share #9 Posted May 14, 2010 I think it's not only the "goggles" which make this lens very apt for close ups. It's also the optical design, which is similar to the original Elmar with four elements (lenses). Even the old 50mm Elmars which were never made for "macros" were very good at small distances, the last version of the 2.8/50 Elmar had a special reputation of being the best Leica-M lens in this range. It's no incident that the Elmar-design was used for the 3,5/65, which was the only real macro-lens with the Visoflex. If you compare designs which usually are much "better" than the old Elmar - for instance the 135mm Apo-Telyt, which is certainly one of the best lenses Leica ever made - they become "softish" and loose contrast if you use them at their nearest distance. That's one reason why modern Leica designs have the "floating element" to avoid this decline in resolution and contrast in the close range. With the Elmar-design you don't need those expensive aids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted May 15, 2010 Share #10 Posted May 15, 2010 It's a really fine lens and the closer focusing can be used to advantage. Portrait Make up test photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com near minimum distance Heliconia with a glimpse of sunshine through the cloud photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com with the macro adapter (100% crop) Hedge Grasshopper in my garden photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted May 15, 2010 Share #11 Posted May 15, 2010 Hi Johan and All , Like Geoff,thank you for looking at some pictures taken with the Elmar 90mm , without glasses http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/nature-wildlife/121937-spring-2010-m9.html Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted May 15, 2010 Share #12 Posted May 15, 2010 I can assure you the image quality is up there with the modern Leica lenses. It is within a hair of the Summicron Asph at distance and much better under 6 feet. The lens is formulated to perform well close and far. Because most of my photography is outside, the 90 4.0 is the 90 most often in the bag. 50 2.8 last version and 35 2.0 V4 are its companions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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