beekan Posted June 6, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted June 6, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Everyone ; i have a Leica R Elmarit 2.8 - 90 mm and i need to know what year of made it and also 2 or 3 cam or R only , if you can help me i really be happy.I chose this lens for portrait shooting with my canon eos 6D , i will recieve the lens very soon and please tell me if i make good choise to buy, Summicron was to expensive Thank you and Best Regards Serial : #2443861 Leica Flex : 11239 Model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted June 6, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted June 6, 2014 Number was assigned 1970 - but remember that Leica assigned numbers in blocks for a given lens type, so if they didn't build all 1000 or 2000 90 Elmarits with numbers assigned in 1970, the numbers would carry over to 1971 or 1972. Â LIKELY a 1970 lens, though - 90 Elmarits sold fairly fast (not too exotic, not too expensive). Â It is a competent, sharp lens. For "portrait" use, some might prefer a Summicron from the same era, or up through year 2000 (non-APO, non ASPH), precisely because it is slightly dreamy at f/2. But you can get that with the Elmarit, too. Just put a filter on the front and put a couple of fingerprints on the filter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekan Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share #3 Â Posted June 6, 2014 Thank you very much for your help and replay ; Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 38 Posted June 9, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted June 9, 2014 I have had an Elmarit 90 since 1987 , mine is a 3 cam .It is a wonderful versatile lens which I have used in all sorts of places . It is great for portraits , I open it up fully for portraits , also for travel . Â I do not know if they made a third cam only version . Some of the early models may have been 2 cam but could have had the third cam added later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekan Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share #5 Â Posted June 10, 2014 i think mine is 2 cam , i am still didn't receive is yet , probably will get in this week,since made after 1972 , i hope to take good portrait images with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvaliquette Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6 Â Posted June 17, 2014 2-cams, 3-cams or 3rd cam only does not matter if you will be using the lens on a Canon body! Â Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted June 17, 2014 Share #7 Â Posted June 17, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like this for a variety of reasons. It's sharp enough not to need any sharpening, with just the right contrast. I used this lens with an adaptor on a D3/Lumix which translates into a 180 mm lens very nicely. No real degradation in color at all & a very light combo to boot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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