New Leica 90mm Lenses Article at overgaard.dk

[Overgaard]

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I have an Elmarit. Great lens with just one defect: dull colors.

Are the APO-Summicron and Summarit better in this regard ?

 

The 90mm APO has "colors that are more alive than what they eye sees" as I usually say. Just like the new Summilux lenses (and 50mm APO and Nocti 0.95) seem to see more shadow details than the eye.

 

I like the muted/dulle look of the Elmarit also, though.

[CheshireCat]

The 90mm APO has "colors that are more alive than what they eye sees" as I usually say. Just like the new Summilux lenses (and 50mm APO and Nocti 0.95) seem to see more shadow details than the eye.

 

I like the muted/dulle look of the Elmarit also, though.

 

Thanks Thorsten; I'll upgrade.

[bocaburger]

I have a very late pre- ASPH 90/2.0 lens. I rarely see this summicron mentioned. I use it a bit' date=' it's a wonderful portrait lens, but it's a heavy beast so I often use my "thin" TEM 90. What is it about the pre -ASPH but APO lens that rarely gets it mentioned?[/quote']

 

At one time I owned ASPH versions of the 21, 35, 90 and 135mm lenses. Eventually I sold all of them in favor of the pre-ASPH versions. There is just something in the way they render that I like better. The Mandler e55 90 is one of my favorite lenses, and the thin T-E is always in my travel kit.

[Overgaard]

At one time I owned ASPH versions of the 21, 35, 90 and 135mm lenses. Eventually I sold all of them in favor of the pre-ASPH versions. There is just something in the way they render that I like better. The Mandler e55 90 is one of my favorite lenses, and the thin T-E is always in my travel kit.

 

Do you shoot b&w only, or color s well?

 

In much b&w work I find the Mandler lenses very nice.

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Well, you succeeded in getting me into the Thambar camp :-). I'm supposed it get it later in the week.

[Overgaard]

Well, you succeeded in getting me into the Thambar camp :-). I'm supposed it get it later in the week.

 

Happy and sorry for you

[Washington]

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Sometimes I just don’t get it. I have a bunch of older Leica 90’s a couple I bought because

Luigi recommended them. Now I always shoot RAW which always has to be post processed

and if it’s a simple matter of ''*dull colors'’ that can be corrected in 30 seconds….. so, what is

the big deal with any of this latest and greatest stuff? Unless you just have to be a a lens test

freak.

[rirakuma]

I don't think you can replace the colours from better lens coating or design with digital post, not in 30 seconds anyway.

 

 

Sometimes I just don’t get it. I have a bunch of older Leica 90’s a couple I bought because

Luigi recommended them. Now I always shoot RAW which always has to be post processed

and if it’s a simple matter of ''*dull colors'’ that can be corrected in 30 seconds….. so, what is

the big deal with any of this latest and greatest stuff? Unless you just have to be a a lens test

freak.

[gyoung]

I have an uncoated 5cm Elmar and it gives totally different colour rendering to my coated 50mm lenses.

I would find it very difficult to make them look the same in PS.

And I wouldn't see the point, but contrast and saturation are easily dealt with.

 

Gerry

[CheshireCat]

it’s a simple matter of ''*dull colors'’ that can be corrected in 30 seconds…..

 

You cannot correct color frequencies that have been filtered out by the lens. They were never captured by the sensor.

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You cannot correct color frequencies that have been filtered out by the lens. They were never captured by the sensor.

 

I do not think that those lenses are completely opaque to parts of the visible spectrum.

[CheshireCat]

I do not think that those lenses are completely opaque to parts of the visible spectrum.

 

It seems unlikely to me too, but I decided to sell my lens because I cannot work around this color issue. It would be interesting to see the results of a proper test.