BillBrittain Posted February 6, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, I got my M8 (black) last week and so far I love it. I had a little trouble with the magenta issue but my local dealer had 486 filters in stock and they solved the problem neatly. Â I'd really like to add a longer lens to my kit. I've been shooting with a 50mm Summilux on my R-D1 for about a year and it's worked out well, but I'm looking for a longer lens for environmental portraits and the like. Â My interests are not so much in getting long reach as they are in getting more telephoto compression and nice bokeh. Â The framelines are so small at 90mm! Is anyone successfully using and focusing these lenses on the M8, or should I be considering 75mm instead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 6, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted February 6, 2007 I love using the 90mm on the M8. I have the 90 apo and trying to sell the 90mm elmarit right now but the framelines are actually nice for the 90mm and thee is no clutter to deal with Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truando Posted February 6, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted February 6, 2007 no problem focussing with the 90mm elmarit - I love the lens. I do have the magnifier, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted February 6, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Hm, does your local dealer have more 486 filters in stock? Where are they on the web, and in real life? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBrittain Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share #5 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Thanks guys. I will post when I choose a new lens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted February 6, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted February 6, 2007 I love using the 90mm on the M8. I have the 90 apo and trying to sell the 90mm elmarit right now but the framelines are actually nice for the 90mm and thee is no clutter to deal with glad to hear you are lovin' the 90 APO Guy. I know you went from the 75 APO, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on the difference for you using these two APO's, and any images from the 90 you care to post. thanks...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted February 6, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have no problems using the 90mm Elmarit on the M8, the 1.25 Leica Viewfinder Magnifier is a great help. They have a cheaper (less expenesive) version of this magnifier on sale now on E-bay. Â Cheers, Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teehas53 Posted February 6, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted February 6, 2007 I have both the 75 'Cron and the 90 Elmarit. No problems with focus in either case. I really like having the extra reach the 90 has on the M8. I went with the 90/2.8 mainly due to heft - the APO f2 is quite a bit bigger/heavier, and I prefer the smaller size of the Elmarit. I rarely need the extra stop, and it's plenty sharp even wide open... Â Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBrittain Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share #9  Posted February 6, 2007 I have both the 75 'Cron and the 90 Elmarit. No problems with focus in either case. I really like having the extra reach the 90 has on the M8. I went with the 90/2.8 mainly due to heft - the APO f2 is quite a bit bigger/heavier, and I prefer the smaller size of the Elmarit. I rarely need the extra stop, and it's plenty sharp even wide open... Tom  Tom, are you using the magnifier? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teehas53 Posted February 6, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted February 6, 2007 Bill - Â Not using the magnifier so far, but I'm considering it. I think for wide aperture and/or close up work it might be a nice benefit. I haven't had any serious problems without it however. Â Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 7, 2007 Share #11  Posted February 7, 2007 glad to hear you are lovin' the 90 APO Guy. I know you went from the 75 APO, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on the difference for you using these two APO's, and any images from the 90 you care to post. thanks...Peter  Peter so far it looks really good and the LUX is just like my 80 mm R only I think a stop sharper. Some folks may complain about the stiff focusing of the Lux but I am coming from the 80 and seems the same . The 90 Apo the focusing is smoother maybe not like the 75 cron but still very good. I need to go shoot some more with the 90 Apo to get a better feel for it but it certainly seems very good so far. I been shooting a corporate event all week and the stage lighting is giving me ISO 640 at f 2.8 at about 1/90 of a second and getting very nice results from both of them. I am still tweaking my focus cam in the camera so I need to get that settled , one body was off the other is pretty close. But i LOVE the fact that you as the user canadjust this. The DMR you can't make these kinds of adjustments and on the M8 my new tool in the bag is a 2mm allen wrench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted February 7, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted February 7, 2007 Hey Guy- Well I just spent 30' with my new used 75 lux. It's hard to express how wonderful it is, stunning, more words please. These lenses are like listening to near perfect musical instruments. Just playing a scale or a chord fills me with such pleasure, it's hard to focus on photography, if that makes sense. And so far, this 75 raises the bar even higher. Hard to see getting another 75 (apo) at this moment, so the 90 will likely be my "discount lens", I'll get that look (sound!) inherent to the 50 lux asph, 75 apo and 90 apo. Meanwhile, I also have to learn how to "tune" the RF. Guess someone in NYC can teach me. Sorry for ramblin', best...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 7, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted February 7, 2007 It's actually quite easy to do , i was surprised. There is a thread on backfocusing that gives a detailed description of it , may want to search for that. The 75 Lux is the same formula as the 80 R and i just love that Lux look wide open, personally I like it better than the Nocti but that's me. My copy seems to be sharp wide open than the butter. I like that look on certain things. The 90 apo looks like it will be the workhorse though for most projects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBrittain Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share #14 Â Posted February 7, 2007 I want to thank everyone for their input, this is a great forum and it's nice to see a group that's not here simply to posture and to flame people. Â I went into the camera store today and looked over all the 75s and 90s. I ended up choosing the 75 Summilux as my "long lens". At some point I'll probably pick up a 90 Elmarit too, but the 'lux seemed easier to focus and image quality is stunning. Â I just printed the first image from the lens (a picture of the guy at the camera store) and it's nice and sharp at the focus point, and falls out of focus beautifully. With no processing other than the defaults in Lightroom, the image looks rich and appealing. Â So I'm a happy photographer at the moment. Poor, but happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted February 24, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted February 24, 2007 Just saw this, congratulations on that 75 lux! Just a fabulous lens. I also will make the 90 an emarit, please, when I add a 90 to the bag. best...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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