agencal Posted January 10, 2016 Share #1 Â Posted January 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I have a M-P 240 21mm SEM and 50mm Apo and SL is on the way.Now i need a tele to used when needed.A friend of mine has both 90mm Elmarit and 135mm Apo like new.I now different focal lengts but i want to know which is opticcally superior to other. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Hi agencal, Take a look here 90mm Elmarit or 135mm Apo. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lct Posted January 10, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted January 10, 2016 135/3.4 Â LeicaM_19028_tech_p3.pdf LeicaM_13534_tech_p3.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 12, 2016 Share #3 Â Posted January 12, 2016 Hello Agencal, Â Welcome to the Forum. Â Assuming you mean the latest 90mm Elmarit: Both lenses are pretty much equally sharp in most circumstances at most apertures. Â The real difference is in the angle of coverage. Â A 90mm lens takes away unwanted foreground & extraneous sides & top. It does this while leaving the central part pretty much looking like it does with a 50mm lens. Â A 135mm lens reaches more into the center of things & allows a person to concentrate on a portion of the scene. A 135mm lens is also the beginning of a slight degree of image compression which some people like. But not in as pronounced a manner as image compression is with an even longer lens. Â These differences in coverage are an important consideration in determining which of the 2 would be better for you. Â You might try viewing potential scenes with the frame selector set individually to both lenses & see which 1, if not both, is/are better for the type of photos you take. Â Because of this difference in perspective some people are more comfortable having both focal lengths. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted January 12, 2016 Share #4  Posted January 12, 2016 I am not sure what lies behind your question: Superior sharpness or sensible focal length choice. For me focal length would be my priority and in my experience I would find a 90mm lens, from any era, more useful generally than I would the longer lens. The last 90mm Elmarit is an extremely good lens for most applications. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted January 13, 2016 Share #5  Posted January 13, 2016 I've owned both the 90mm f2.8 Elmarit and the 135mm f3.4 APO-Telyt for the past 8 years. I find the 90mm Emarit  a superior lens both in terms of image quality and usefulness, more so than the 135mm. In fact I recently sold my 135mm APO.  If you feel that you need both lenses, you can purchase the 90mm Elmar and always add a 1960s 135mm f4 Elmar, wonderful lenses, and good value. I still have 2 of these in my arsenal, 1 in LTM and 1 in M mount.  They're available for a coupe of hundred $. Here's 1 example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-M-135mm-f4-Leitz-Elmar-Lens-135-4-11850-084-/401053084469  Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladik Posted January 16, 2016 Share #6 Â Posted January 16, 2016 I have been agonising about the same issue recently, 90 or 135 in the end I purchased a Vario-Elmar R f 4.0 and started using it via adapter on my M 240. Thus far I could not be happier. Give this lens a go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6M6 Posted January 16, 2016 Share #7 Â Posted January 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently bought the Elmarit 90 and love this lens. Because of a special offer I bought the Tele Elmar 135 too and it works fine with M9 and M7/M6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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