edwardkaraa Posted May 12, 2015 Share #21 Posted May 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think Leica should rethink also the MFD of their lenses too. The 70cm RF limitation doesn't make sense anymore. As for a 2/135, maybe it would be too ambitious due to size as mentioned by others. Though Leica knows how to make large lenses smaller A 2.8 version would be small enough though and would give a noticeably shallower DOF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cirke Posted May 12, 2015 Share #22 Posted May 12, 2015 or 2.4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdk Posted May 12, 2015 Share #23 Posted May 12, 2015 If Leica does start making lenses with closer minimum focus than 0.7m, they could have a mode that automatically turns on Live View or EVF when the rangefinder loses coupling, or if a non-RF lens is mounted by an adapter. They could allow the user to turn this feature on or off from the menu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albireo_double Posted May 13, 2015 Share #24 Posted May 13, 2015 What I am going to do: get an Olympus OM 75-150 and try that out. The lenses cost next to nothing. What I recall from the past is that the optical quality is excellent with the exception of strong pincushion distortion, which is not a problem nowadays. And it weighs rather nothing too... For the Olympus, I'd recommend their 75/1.8. It is close to the 135 focal length equivalent (actually 150, given the crop factor) and it is a fantastic lens, the best in the micro 4/3 system, with image quality in the same league as Leica lenses, in my view. Other than that, the Apo-Telyt 3.4/135 is a wonderful lens, with biting sharpness and very high contrast but a bit hit and miss in use, even with the 1.4x magnifier that I use (I find the EVF not so helpful for focusing this lens). I would not be interested in an Apo 2/135 for all the reasons stated above, namely size, weight and even less reliable focusing with a RF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 13, 2015 Share #25 Posted May 13, 2015 I don't own a mcro 43/rds, it will be used on the M240. I'll post results in due course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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