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Hi all, Saw that there was no own sharepoint/topic for this lens so I thought to start one. I am about to acquire one and I would like to know your story and insights about this lens. Mostly to be used with my M6. One thing I am curious about, is all models made from 1990 to 2007 the same in terms of optics? I read something about the later versions being better. Some more info about the lens can be found here: https://wiki.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/90mm_f/2.8_Elmarit-M
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How rare are modern silver M wide angle lenses below 35mm? Specifically the Elmarit 21mm f/2.8 ASPH and Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 ASPH? What is the total count of the two? How about Summicron 28 ASPH? The latter is apparently not brass...? How many silver chrome Summilux 28's were made before they were discontinued? Any silver Summilux 24's? Was there ever the SEM 21mm Super-Elmar ASPH f/3.4 in silver? What about Elmar 24 f/3.8 ASPH? I have also seen a silver MATE but no WATE? And the silver Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 ASPH was finished in 775 pieces only?
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Hi, I have purchased a new lens Elmarit M 28mm it is on the way.Till now I had only 50mm Summicron which I use on my M6 Classic. I need advices about what focus distance you set for zone focusing. This is the chart, I mainly will need 1.5 - infinity or to 17 m.From the chart I thing when I’m on f/8 3mm focus gives me best focus space.What you preset on f/5.6 f/4 f/2.8? At what distance usually your subjects are, I’m talking about street photography and film only!
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Hi everyone, I’m about to buy as second lens Elmarit M 90mm. I’d like to know about your user experience with this lens and of course to see some pictures if it is possible. What do you like to shoot using this lens?
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Hello. I have the Elmarit 28mm f2.8 asph. But it is a 11606. I am embarrassed to say that I am a geek and prefer the 11677 hood. Some Leica users say that the 11606 is more compact and better, or that the 11677 has better image quality, but I don't know. I'm a nerd who chooses cameras based on looks, so the 11677 hood looks shiny to me, because the 11606 hood is plastic! Will there be a new metal hood for the 11606? If not, I'll have to get the 11677 after I give up the 11606. I know it seems a bit silly but LOL I'll wait for your reply.
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Hi all, a while ago I've bought a used Elmarit-M 90mm (latest version) for which I found a few days ago by accident that the aperture blades do not fully disappear when the lens is used wide open. Consequently, the bokeh balls aren't circular, but have a more "saw blade"-like shape. If I turn the aperture ring beyond 2.8, which is possible by a tiny bit, the blades retract a bit more, but never completely (cp. attached images). As I wasn't sure whether this is by design or a defect, I have contacted Leica Support and they tell me that this is the normal behaviour, but offer a CLA for the lens nonetheless. Could any other owner please check with his or her lens? Thanks in advance, Rolf
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Something I consider to be a glaring omission from Leica's current M-lens line-up is a light, compact, 35mm lens. Or am I missing something? F2.8 would be quite adequate considering the high ISOs available on the M10. The target market would be those for whom minimum size and weight is a major actor, plus those seeking a lower cost entry into the world of Leica M. As it is, Voigtlander offer just such a lens, though the reviews are mixed. I assume such a lens would be called an Elmarit, as the code seems to be Elmar -f4.0 Elmarit f2.8 -chron f2.0 -lux f1.4 or faster. Any comments as to when such a beast might become available, or should I just go and buy the Voigtlander?
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I have a question about choosing the right 28 mm M lens for landscape photography. If it has been asked in other posts already, I apologise in advance. Background I have decided to buy a 28mm for my M240. It will be used for landscape photography almost exclusively. For the first time in my life, I am leaning towards an Elmarit ASPH. However, I always have this nagging inner voice telling me, that Summilux and Summicron are the only ways to go no matter the situation. So before buying, I want to make sure that I will not be compromising on any key aspects important to me with an Elmarit. And since I live in a place where trying different lenses before buying is not an easy alternative, I turn to all you skilled Leica experts in here for advice. My needs I will be shooting at apertures between f/8 - f/11 most of the time. And I will only rarely be focusing on objects very close. So I am not that concerned about bokeh (which I guess is not that relevant for a wide-angle lens anyway). The same thing goes for color rendering, since I’m shooting digital and will be postprocessing the RAW files anyway. However, I am very interested in achieving good sharpness from corner to corner. And I am also concerned about the handling of lens flare. Question Do you think the Elmarit ASPH will be the right choice for my purpose? Or will the 28mm Cron or Lux in any of their incarnations perform noticeably better under the above circumstances? Reading lots of reviews, both the Cron and the Lux obviously outperforms the Elmarit for low light situations. But will there be differences in image quality, sharpness and flare handling when stopping down to f/8 - f/11? Any input will be much appreciated. Thanks! - Peter. -
Sharing my short blog about taking Leica ME and Elmarit 28mm across Arctic circle in the middle of winter. Hope you all enjoy it https://juliusyls.com/blog/2020/12/15/across-arctic-circle-with-28mm-elmarit
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Hallo, ich bin sicher, dass das Thema schon mal behandelt wurde, kann es aber nicht finden. Bitte entschuldigt, falls ich damit nerve. Also: Ich überlege, für meine Leica Monochrom und die M7 ein 28 'er zu kaufen. In der Auswahl ist das Summicron 2,0/28mm Asph. und das Elmarit 2,8/28mm Asph. Einsatzzweck soll hauptsächlich Street Fotografie sein. Also eher schnelles handeln und kleinere Blende (8). Die geringere bzw. höhere Schärfentiefe spielt also keine so große Rolle und der Unterschied zwischen beiden beträgt immerhin 1900 €. Zu welchem Objektiv würdet ihr mir raten? Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe schon jetzt! Beste Grüße Marc
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I'm selling my 21mm Super Angulon f/4 M mount in favor of something a little more "practical". While in Cuba earlier this year, I found myself using the Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 on my Contax G2 quite a bit but for my next few trips, I'll bring only a couple of M bodies (M7 & Typ 246). I really love the results that I got out of my Zeiss and am wondering if I should go with another Zeiss (25mm f/2.8 or 28mm f/2.8) OR a new-ish 28mm Elmarit ASPH. So my two questions are "is the Elmarit ASPH quality worth more than double the price of a used Zeiss 25mm or 28mm?" and "In order to keep my work consistent, should I just stick with the Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 for the way it renders colors?" Examples of my work in Cuba with the 28mm f/2.8 on the Contax G2 below. Both photos with Portra 400.
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I can't choose between Elmar 24 3.8 or Elmarit 28mm 2.8 Who has used both and know what lens is better, I know this is a dull question since it depends on what I'll be doing with it... but just in regular which do you think is a better companion for my M8?
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Die Belederung -eigentlich ist es ja wohl kein Leder sondern eher eine Art Gummi- meines Elmarit 90mm ist auf einer Laenge von ca 3 cm in einem ganzen Stueck abgebrochen. Es sieht so aus als habe der Vorbesitzer dies schon mal geflickt weil das offenliegende schwarze Metall klebrige Spuren hat. Vielleicht war ein Papierkleber o.a. benutzt worden. Soll ich dies mit Superkleber kleben oder Uhu oder...? Vielen Dank fuer jeden Ratschlag! (als Newbie hoffe ich hier im richtigen Forumsteil geposted zu haben, wenn nicht bitte ich um Korrektur)
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Dear Leica community, relatively new to the Leica M world I am thinking about adding a 90mm to my yet small set of glass (50mm Summarit, 35mm Summicron Asph.), especially to take on a 3 months South America trip. I use an M9-P (and a D-Lux 5 as back-up). I read a lot in this forum, blogs, Ken Rockwell/Steve Huff (I know!) etc and my thoughts are as follows: (1) Tele Elmarit (thin) is the smallest and lightest and, therefore, prone to serve as a travel companion. (2) Tele Elmarit is (i) wide open a little bit inferior in terms of optics and (ii) stopped down to f4 equal to the Elmarit M and Summicron but as a relative beginner I will hardly ever notice the difference. (That said, I must say I did see a big difference between a Summaron 35mm/f2.8 and my Summicron 35mm/f2 asph, for whatever that's worth.) (3) The price for a Tele Elmarit in a good condition ranges between EUR 700-1000. My impression is that the price as gone up since 2009. (4) Most reviews say the Elmarit M is better than the Summicron and much smaller and lighter and if the f2.0 isn't absolutely necessary the Elmarit is the better option. We see similar used prices for both. I am not 100% sure how I would use the 90mm but my plan is to not only use it for portraits but also for landscape and street photography (why not). Now, my questions are: (1) Are my thoughts correct? (2) What would you recommend? (3) I have an offer for a Summicron M in good condition and an Elmarit-M (haven't held it in hands but allegedly good condition as well) both for EUR 850. Reasonable? Many thanks. Greetings from Munich Daniel
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This young nephew is studying to be a lawyer. It was an overcast evening and I just managed this with an Elmarit 90 wide open at 1/30 sec. on ASA 200 film.
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I am a new Leica M9 user and I bought my camera with a 50mm Summicron f/2. Doing a lot of travelling I felt last week in Chicago that I really need to go wide when shooting skylines, architecture and interiors (it was the art museum). In two weeks I will go to India and I really want something before that trip. I have been thinking of both the Super Elmar M 21mm and the Elmarit M 28mm ASPH and I am going back and forth between them. I am quite well aware of the positives and negatives of them but cannot make up my mind! What would be the recommendation from you using these lenses today in your daily photography and when traveling?
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Hallo, ich möchte mich gerne von meiner Leica Sammlung trennen und habe deshalb die M6, ein Summicron-M 2/35 , ein Elmarit-M 2,8/90 und ein Noctilux 1:1,2/50mm zur Überprüfung an den Leica Customer Service eingeschickt. Ergebnis ist, das für das Austauschen des Entfernungsmessers und Reinigen der M6 fast 600 € berechnet werden. Für die beiden Objektive mit neu fetten, Optik reinigen und neu justieren werden jeweils knapp 400 € veranschlagt. An das Noctilux traut sich "keiner" ran. Ist auch kein Wunder das Teil ist wie neu und wurde nur 1-2 mal verwendet. Meine Frage lohnt sich eine Reparatur der M6 bzw. Wartung der beiden Objektive in Höhe von fast 1600- € ? Oder gibt es eine Alternative zu dem Leica Service. Besten Dank und Gruß Frank
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Hello I am trying to buy 19mm Elmarit R lenses, specifically the newer smaller fronted design. I need to find 10 of them for a movie we are shooting next year. If anyone has one for sale or knows where I can get them please contact me. Thanks
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Hallo, momentan möchte ich mich an die analoge Porträt-Fotografie wagen. Dazu habe ich natürlich ein paar Fragen, die eventuell hier beantortet werden können: Welches Objektiv macht mehr Sinn? Ein 75mm oder 90mm Summarit? Oder das Elmarit 90? Oder Summicron 90? Das APO fällt wegen Preis und Gewicht aus. Persönlich finde ich den 90er Rahmen im 0.72 Sucher schon sehr klein, kann das ein Hindernis werden? Momentan scheint wegen der Schärfe und der eingebauten Sonnenblende das Elmarit 90 mein Favorit zu sein aber ein neues Summarit ist auch nicht zu verachten... Preislich sollte bei 1000€ die Obergrenze erreicht sein. Vielen Dank schon mal für ein paar gute Tips oder links. Schönen Sonntag noch!
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My younger son posing in his ninth birthday M8 + Elmarit 28 (2006 pre-ASPH), 1/125 at 2.8, 160 ISO
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shot through 2 glasses in between
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Werte Gemeinde! Lange habe ich mit M6 und 35 / 50 / 90 mm fotografiert. Seit kurzem besitze ich nun eine M8 und hätte hierfür gerne eine kürzere Brennweite. Nur kann ich mich nicht entscheiden, welches Objektiv es nun sein soll. Zur Auswahl stehen (in Klammern kurz meine Überlegungen): Elmar 18 mm (spektakulärer Winkel, relativ geringe Lichtstärke, Sucher benötigt, relativ günstig) Elmar 24 mm (noch günstiger, relativ geringe Lichtstärke, kompakt, kein Sucher nötig) Ein günstiges gebrauchtes Elmarit ohne Asph - wie ist das im vergleich zur aktuellen Version? Da blieben noch ein paar Euro übrig ... Elmarit 21 oder 24 mm Asph neu (höhere Lichstärke, tolle Verarbeitung) Zeiss 2,8 / 21 mm (günstig - aber auch nicht so wertstabil?) Summilux kann ich mir leider nicht leisten. Meine Aufstellung ist sicher nicht vollständig. Ich tue mich mit der Entscheidung jedenfalls unglaublich schwer, obwohl ich einige der Objektive auch schon ausprobieren konnte (aber eben nicht alle ...) Daher wäre ich an Euren Meinungen interessiert! Beste Grüße Carsten
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Hey I just purchased a 28mm Elmarit for my M8 but it did not come with a hood. I know the filter size is bigger on this one (49mm) so I am having a bit of a problem locating a rect. hood. Does anyone have a good location to get such a item? It is this one: 11804 - 2.8/28mm Elmarit-M - 1979-1992 M49x0.75 12536 <-- This is the Product ID of the hood. - 14001 E49 Also, if someone has experience with this lens, is the hood necessary? - I purchased a 49mm leica cap on ebay so that the front element is protected (as it looks like the original lens has a rect. cap on the lens shade.
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The ferris wheel at the square in front of the Palace theatre in Copenhagen. One of my first Leica-shots, as I've only owned my M8 for five days (it was bought second hand from Meister Camera in Hamburg). The lens is an Elmarit 24. Thanks for watching.
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M7, 24mm Elmarit.
