andalus Posted November 20, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Talked to David Farkas and he says my grey M9, ordered Sept 11, is likely to be had in three weeks or so. Anyway, I'm keeping my MP, but am selling right now on Ebay (I hope) a 135 Telyt APO, which is a great lens but I used it just a couple times since purchase and warranty still good till Sept. 2012. So I will be left with the 50 Lux ASPH and the 24 Elmar, which gets me to this question --- Anyone using the 24 Elmar on an M9 (or other M)? I really like this little lens, and since I shoot only in daylight, it's a good alternative to the much pricier 28 Summicron or the 24 Lux, IMO. No, I haven't used the 24mm viewer accessory with the MP but just looking through the finder (72), figure about everything and see and then just a bit more is covered by the 24 Elmar. Good enough for me, cause I shoot landscapes almost exclusively and can crop whenever I need to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Hi andalus, Take a look here M9 coming soon and...does anyone use the 24 Elmar?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hoppyman Posted November 20, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 20, 2009 [quote=andalus; Anyone using the 24 Elmar on an M9 (or other M)? Yes I used it on my M8 and now on my M9. It is superb right into the corners. I got the Voigtlander 25 external finder as a cheaper alternative to the Leica or Zeiss ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted November 20, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 20, 2009 It's a superb lens. Another alternative is the D-Lux 4 finder which works as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas_thomsen Posted November 20, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 20, 2009 it's a great lens -small and compact. cheers andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted November 20, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 20, 2009 I've used the 24mm on both the M8 & M9 (without viewfinder), with pleasing results. I'm still getting used to its native focal length on the M9, in terms of its wideness. Here's an example on the M9. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/104303-m9-coming-soon-anddoes-anyone-use-the-24-elmar/?do=findComment&comment=1123668'>More sharing options...
Mokkacream Posted November 20, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 20, 2009 I find it difficult to frame with an 24 on the M9, I don't have a viewfinder. The photo shows actually much more than the RF, especially if you wear glasses and therefore are not able to look into the very corners. So I need to look at the display ofter the shot, to confirm, what I got. But the results in terms of quality of this lens are very good in my opinion. I also find the angle of view quite natural with the 24 Emarit, maybe because distorsion is not that issue with this lens. The 24 1.4 is bigger and heavier but not that much, that you probably would expect. When you hold it in your hands or mount it to the camera, it is actually a astonishing handy lens. This lens offers you a shallower DOF wide open at 1.4 and therefore more creativity or even another and new way of capturing a scene, that wasn't available before. But it is 2000,- Euro more. Here are some examples: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/104303-m9-coming-soon-anddoes-anyone-use-the-24-elmar/?do=findComment&comment=1123795'>More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted November 20, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Andreas, would you mind to post some more images from the 24lux on the M9? I am very tempted by this lens. Maybe also some including shallow DOF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted November 20, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2009 Outstanding lens, especially for colour rendering. Only possible drawback is the way it shows perspectives in close situations (like the paving stone lines on the tractor shot above). Someone advised on another thread "never sell" and he was right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piero Posted November 20, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 20, 2009 check out my website (not the flickr) at the page M9. There are several shots taken with the 24 Elmar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclamb Posted November 20, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 20, 2009 Hi Andreas,would you mind to post some more images from the 24lux on the M9? I am very tempted by this lens. Maybe also some including shallow DOF? Here a couple from my M9 and 24/1.4: Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted November 20, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 20, 2009 Simon, nice pictures, but why do them with a 24? One step back, and you could have done them with a 35mm Summicron (and the top girl's nose may have turned out a bit smaller). There is nothing in the internal geometry in either picture to directly tell the viewer that the actual field of view is that of a 24. If you had told us that you had used a 50 at f:2.8, everybody would have believed you ... and believed that the girl had a big nose for her age. The old man from the Age of 35mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andalus Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted November 20, 2009 Thanks everyone. Some fine shots here with 24s. Can't wait to have my M9 in hand! Lots to learn as this will be my first digital camera...though I've been scanning slides for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokkacream Posted November 20, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 20, 2009 Outstanding lens, especially for colour rendering. Only possible drawback is the way it shows perspectives in close situations (like the paving stone lines on the tractor shot above). Someone advised on another thread "never sell" and he was right. The stones are layed in curved lines, this might visually be attributed to perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclamb Posted November 22, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 22, 2009 Simon, nice pictures, but why do them with a 24? One step back, and you could have done them with a 35mm Summicron (and the top girl's nose may have turned out a bit smaller). There is nothing in the internal geometry in either picture to directly tell the viewer that the actual field of view is that of a 24. If you had told us that you had used a 50 at f:2.8, everybody would have believed you ... and believed that the girl had a big nose for her age. The old man from the Age of 35mm Well let me see......I did them with a 24mm because I had the 24mm mounted on the camera. I could of course have asked my daughter to freeze the pose so that I could accurately depict her nose in the picture by taking one step back whilst simultaneously un-mounting the 24 and mounting the 35 (which I would have to have gone and got anyway) but I feel the moment may have been somewhat lost don't you think. Perhaps a little less analysis of the whys and wherefores of using a lens might not go amiss. I used the 24 because it was on the camera - no more thought in it than that. Simon The equally old man from the age of taking pictures as they happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samir Jahjah Posted November 22, 2009 Share #15 Posted November 22, 2009 Well let me see......I did them with a 24mm because I had the 24mm mounted on the camera. I could of course have asked my daughter to freeze the pose so that I could accurately depict her nose in the picture by taking one step back whilst simultaneously un-mounting the 24 and mounting the 35 (which I would have to have gone and got anyway) but I feel the moment may have been somewhat lost don't you think. Perhaps a little less analysis of the whys and wherefores of using a lens might not go amiss. I used the 24 because it was on the camera - no more thought in it than that. Simon The equally old man from the age of taking pictures as they happen. Besides, these two portraits appear to me as cropped...if the case, the perspective would have been similar to a 35mm or 50mm, depending on how far away you were from the subject. The 24mm Elmar is my all time favorite lens ... I'd love to get the Lux one day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclamb Posted November 22, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 22, 2009 Besides, these two portraits appear to me as cropped...if the case, the perspective would have been similar to a 35mm or 50mm, depending on how far away you were from the subject. The 24mm Elmar is my all time favorite lens ... I'd love to get the Lux one day. Correct, they are cropped. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted November 23, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 23, 2009 Well let me see......I did them with a 24mm because I had the 24mm mounted on the camera. I could of course have asked my daughter to freeze the pose so that I could accurately depict her nose in the picture by taking one step back whilst simultaneously un-mounting the 24 and mounting the 35 (which I would have to have gone and got anyway) but I feel the moment may have been somewhat lost don't you think. Perhaps a little less analysis of the whys and wherefores of using a lens might not go amiss. I used the 24 because it was on the camera - no more thought in it than that. Simon The equally old man from the age of taking pictures as they happen. i like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted November 24, 2009 Share #18 Posted November 24, 2009 Someone advised on another thread "never sell" and he was right.Actually I did sell one a couple weeks ago, but I was lucky enough to have two so I got away with it. I agree, it's a wonderful lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted November 24, 2009 Share #19 Posted November 24, 2009 Mistaken post by me above. That tractor pic is from an Elmarit, I don't own an Elmar and get the two names confused all the time. I can't delete the post, apologies to all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 24, 2009 Share #20 Posted November 24, 2009 Hi Andreas,would you mind to post some more images from the 24lux on the M9? I am very tempted by this lens. Maybe also some including shallow DOF? This is the very first shot I ever took with the 24 Summilux -M8. Wide open. It has been shown here before. If you search the forum there quite a few images from this lens in the Photoforum and galleries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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