Jeff S Posted May 8, 2018 Share #121 Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Because he's grown weary of digital? Pretty low, even by the standards of this forum of late.Not for that reason. He’s all over the place.... angry, rambling, etc....far more than usual. And constantly reworking his site, combining and/or deleting text. The latest post deletion regarding the 135 and the error regarding frame lines are unusual. Seemingly emotional and erratic to me. Beyond usual verbosity and strong opinion. I greatly respect his knowledge and contributions. But his site and blog have seemed weird to me lately. Excuse the phrasing ‘on meds’.... meant only as erratic. Jeff Edited May 8, 2018 by Jeff S 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 Hi Jeff S, Take a look here Farewell to the 135 APO-Telyt-M. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
UliWer Posted May 8, 2018 Share #122 Posted May 8, 2018 Erwin Puts has contributed a lot and has often given his work freely. I have valued, benefited and found a lot of interest in his writing, as have many others. To try and start a witch hunt over this is pathetic. Well, the term "witch hunt" sounds pathetic for me. Though it certainly fits into a pattern of using the internet to spread statements which are not true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted May 8, 2018 Share #123 Posted May 8, 2018 Was it Leonardo da Vinci who said “the Internet is full of made up quotations“? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted May 8, 2018 Share #124 Posted May 8, 2018 Was it Leonardo da Vinci who said “the Internet is full of made up quotations“? Hello Exodies, Yes. Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share #125 Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Seems more a time for rejoicing than recrimination. I can only hope that reports of my own demise are as flawed. Edited May 8, 2018 by Tailwagger Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronazle Posted May 8, 2018 Share #126 Posted May 8, 2018 Was it Leonardo da Vinci who said “the Internet is full of made up quotations“? Sorry, you're wrong; he said: "smile dammit". Regards, ron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted May 8, 2018 Share #127 Posted May 8, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Seems more a time for rejoicing than recrimination. I can only hope that reports of my own demise are as flawed. There is a proverb in German: Those said to be „discontinued“ live longer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 8, 2018 Share #128 Posted May 8, 2018 Seems more a time for rejoicing than recrimination. I can only hope that reports of my own demise are as flawed. You and Mark Twain. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 8, 2018 Share #129 Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) There is a proverb in German: Those said to be „discontinued“ live longer. WELL SAID !!! Long Life to 135 !!! Old but wise focal, like an elephant Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (TE, not ApoTelyt, indeed… ) Edited May 8, 2018 by luigi bertolotti 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (TE, not ApoTelyt, indeed… ) ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/284290-farewell-to-the-135-apo-telyt-m/?do=findComment&comment=3515282'>More sharing options...
mdemeyer Posted May 9, 2018 Share #130 Posted May 9, 2018 While we are on 135 celebrations, how about an Adams tribute with the Canon LTM 135 3.5 from the early 60’s (almost as old as me and still doing good service). ;-) 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nowhereman Posted May 9, 2018 Share #131 Posted May 9, 2018 Ralp Gibson's last book, Vertical Horizon, was shot with the 135mm f /3.4 Apo-Telyt-M on a Leica M10. _______________ Alone in Bangkok essay on BURN Magazine Nowhereman Instagram Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted May 9, 2018 Share #132 Posted May 9, 2018 WELL SAID !!! Long Life to 135 !!! Old but wise focal, like an elephant Elefant_1_135.jpg (TE, not ApoTelyt, indeed… ) But first, keep that elephant away from Overgaard. That’s bag material for him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted May 9, 2018 Share #133 Posted May 9, 2018 Ralp Gibson's last book, Vertical Horizon, was shot with the 135mm f /3.4 Apo-Telyt-M on a Leica M10. _______________ Alone in Bangkok essay on BURN Magazine Nowhereman Instagram His work is distinguished by a subtle fusion of content and form, the distinctive relationship between surfaces and lines, and the perfect application of shadow and light.Funnily enough, so is my work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsleica Posted May 9, 2018 Share #134 Posted May 9, 2018 135 is an old mans lens...don't have to walk to get to the shot..cut out the non essentials..and pretty good..in the hand....lol.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiggiGun Posted May 9, 2018 Share #135 Posted May 9, 2018 https://leicarumors.com/2018/05/08/update-the-leica-apo-telyt-m-135mm-f-3-4-lens-is-not-discontinued.aspx/ No stress :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted May 9, 2018 Share #136 Posted May 9, 2018 Well, the idea of it being discontinued has raised the profile of its existence and qualities so perhaps a few more will leave dealer's shelves as a result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted May 9, 2018 Share #137 Posted May 9, 2018 https://leicarumors.com/2018/05/08/update-the-leica-apo-telyt-m-135mm-f-3-4-lens-is-not-discontinued.aspx/ No stress :-) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/284290-farewell-to-the-135-apo-telyt-m/?do=findComment&comment=3515809'>More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 9, 2018 Share #138 Posted May 9, 2018 I had the 3.4 APO when they first came out, but sold it shortly thereafter. As is the case with all the APO and ASPH M lenses I owned, my only regret is having sold them before their prices skyrocketed. I have a V.1 T-E which I found hardly distinguishable from the APO in any use I put it to. Ditto it's predecessor the f/4 Elmar which I also own. Tbh there were quite a number of excellent 135mm lenses made in LTM from various manufactures. So the discontinuation of the APO is not going to impact my use of that focal length. That said, with the 24MP sensor in the M240 I can crop a 90mm shot to 135mm FOV and still end up with a file the size of a full-frame shot from my previous M9. In fact the only reason I ever carry a 135 is with the intention of cropping to 180mm FOV, but honestly I have cropped 90 shots 2X with quite good results at normal print sizes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 9, 2018 Share #139 Posted May 9, 2018 Mmmm - 24 Mpixels cropped by 1.5x (e.g. 90 cropped to 135) reduces a 4000 x 6000 picture to 2666 x 4000 pixels, which is 10.6 megapixels. M9 full-frame is 18 megapixels. But the M8 was 10 Mpixels, so that's certainly still "good enough" for many uses. You have to remember that pixels fill a surface area, so you have to square2 the linear cropping proportion to calculate the remaining pixels after a crop. 24/(1.5 x 1.5) = 24/2.25 = 10.668. I agree the 135 TE has 95% (or more) of the 135 APO performance - the main reason for the creation of the APO f/3.4 was to simplify the lineup by "averaging" the f/4 TE and f/2.8 EM into a single lens, rather than exotically better imaging. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted May 10, 2018 Share #140 Posted May 10, 2018 Are the reports of the death of this lens greatly exaggerated? https://leicarumors.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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