Keith (M) Posted February 3, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted February 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Late last year I bought an Elmar 90mm f4 to go with a newly-acquired IIIg and was delighted with the results. Last month I added a bayonet adaptor and today took the Elmar out on my M9, mostly out of curiosity to see how this venerable lens would perform on a modern full-frame digital camera. OK, the conditions were ideal but nevertheless the results at both maximum and minimum distances have impressed me. The links below show comparisons (same location) between the IIIg and M9. Â Â IIIg @ infinity M9 @ infinity IIIg @ minimum distance M9 @ (not quite) minimum distance Just before fitting the Elmar to the M9, I had been using my 75mm Summarit and boy, the difference in focus-throw is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Hi Keith (M), Take a look here Elmar 90mm f4 (LTM), IIIg & M9. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wda Posted February 3, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted February 3, 2012 An interesting comparison, Keith. #4 shows how well an old lens performs on a current digital body. It is about the only 90 freely available nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share #3 Â Posted February 4, 2012 Another pleasant surprise was the ease of aligning the split-image - I had read lots of comments/feedback/complaints that the 90mm is difficult. Perhaps because of the very long throw of the Elmar, fine adjustment is quite easy. The lens might just find itself partnering the M9 rather more than it's intended partner, the IIIg! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted March 4, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted March 4, 2012 Late last year I bought an Elmar 90mm f4 to go with a newly-acquired IIIg and was delighted with the results. Last month I added a bayonet adaptor and today took the Elmar out on my M9, mostly out of curiosity to see how this venerable lens would perform on a modern full-frame digital camera. OK, the conditions were ideal but nevertheless the results at both maximum and minimum distances have impressed me. The links below show comparisons (same location) between the IIIg and M9. Â Which specific model of Elmar f4 did you test as it went through many iterations? Was it the 3 element or the 4 element? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share #5 Â Posted March 4, 2012 Which specific model of Elmar f4 did you test as it went through many iterations? Was it the 3 element or the 4 element? Â I believe it to be a 4 element (serial #1482xxx). One of a batch of 2000 chrome rigid lenses made in 1957, according to the WiKi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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