bocaburger Posted September 13, 2014 Share #21 Posted September 13, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I concur as well. The EVF is a good feature when I'm carrying several lenses requiring accessory finders as it obviates the need to pack them and switch them along with the lenses. (I never owned a Frankenfinder but I do have the 21-24-28. I used it with the 15 and 21 lenses when I had an M8 but it's of no use to me on full-frame as I don't own a 24 and use the viewfinder frame with a 28.) My only R lens is a 70-210, which I picked up for a song, it's a sharp lens but when hand holding, the lack of IS negates some of the optical quality. I do have a decent Nikon adapter, which I have played around with my 50/3.5 Micro and 180/2.8, although I vastly prefer any of the latter on my 5D with true reflex viewing. For me the EVF is a non-essential, glad I picked up the Oly version used for around $160 a while ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted September 15, 2014 Share #22 Posted September 15, 2014 I only use a few R lenses on the 240, mostly the 105-280, and the 16 mm fisheye, the EVF is perfectly suited for that use. Very nice for my 18 Super Elmar and 24 Summilux too. For the rest - OVF only My other lenses (reduced to two zooms by now, 35-70 and 80-200) I prefer on the DMR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 21, 2014 Share #23 Posted September 21, 2014 R180mm Elmarit APO on M240: 2014 F1 GP SG F Massa qualifying Lap by sillbeers15 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 21, 2014 Share #24 Posted September 21, 2014 Another 2014 F1GP SG N Rosberg qualifying lap by sillbeers15 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted September 21, 2014 Share #25 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Sillbeers, those two photographs are breathtaking . I had decided against the 2.8/180 APO-Elmarit for the 3.4/180 APO-Telyt and am now looking for one. After seeing those I'm going have to reconsider Edited September 21, 2014 by MarkP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 21, 2014 Share #26 Posted September 21, 2014 Sillbeers,those two photographs are breathtaking . I had decided against the 2.8/180 APO-Elmarit for the 3.4/180 APO-Telyt and am now looking for one. After seeing those I'm going have to reconsider MarkP, Thank you for your kind words. I was amoung a crowd of DSLR users that were using big barrel AF 300mm f2.8s Canon,...The APO Elmarit R 180mm is compact and light, great for handheld shots. Set at ISO1250,..I get 1/180 sec shutter speed for my panning shots shown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted September 21, 2014 Share #27 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) MarkP,Thank you for your kind words. I was amoung a crowd of DSLR users that were using big barrel AF 300mm f2.8s Canon,...The APO Elmarit R 180mm is compact and light, great for handheld shots. Set at ISO1250,..I get 1/180 sec shutter speed for my panning shots shown. Thanks for your reply. I was very happy with my decision to get a 3.4/180 APO-Telyt-R and now you've gone and ruined it for rme by posting those photos I'm going to lose some sleep rethinking the situation ps: do you have a v1 or v2 lens and is there any difference between the two optically? Edited September 21, 2014 by MarkP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 21, 2014 Share #28 Posted September 21, 2014 Thanks for your reply. I was very happy with my decision to get a 3.4/180 APO-Telyt-R and now you've gone and ruined it for rme by posting those photos I'm going to lose some sleep rethinking the situation ps: do you have a v1 or v2 lens and is there any difference between the two optically? I have the ROM version. I do not think they are optically different. Only APO and non APO differ. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted September 21, 2014 Share #29 Posted September 21, 2014 Sillbeers,those two photographs are breathtaking . I had decided against the 2.8/180 APO-Elmarit for the 3.4/180 APO-Telyt and am now looking for one. After seeing those I'm going have to reconsider Apparently both APO Telyt and APO Elmarit 180 perform equally well at infinity while Elmarit is better corrected at close focus which is not surprise being more modern design than Telyt. If you can find APO Elmarit go for it but good luck finding one for reasonable price. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvaliquette Posted September 21, 2014 Share #30 Posted September 21, 2014 Sillbeers, Interesting, if trivial, detail: in both shots, the right front tire is OFF THE GROUND! Great shots. Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 22, 2014 Share #31 Posted September 22, 2014 Sillbeers, Interesting, if trivial, detail: in both shots, the right front tire is OFF THE GROUND! Great shots. Guy Thanks. I chose to shoot at 2nd Apex after the 'S' bend intentionally for a more dramatic effect as most cars will have momentarily 'lifted wheels' upon drivers clipping the Apex. More importantly, that would be the last point for me to pan and catch the race cars before they gas off into the straight line too fast for the cameras. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 22, 2014 Share #32 Posted September 22, 2014 As a hobbyist, due to preference for good optics and compact cameras and I do not own another Pro-DSLR system with zooms and telephotos to compliment my RF system. The M240 opened up doors for me to have a wider range of photography subjects as compared to M9. It also made possible for me to adapt variable ND filters for my landscape shots with the availability of live view. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted September 22, 2014 Share #33 Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) more shots from APO Leica R 180mm Elmarit below: Flight Intrtval by sillbeers15 Lotus by sillbeers15 Edited September 22, 2014 by sillbeers15 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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