Jump to content

M8 + 135mm lens


Bilco10

Recommended Posts

Advertisement (gone after registration)

Great news! The 135mm Tele Elmarit (with goggles) gives the correct field of view on my M8 (with a small "safety margin") and is quite easy to focus, even at f/2.8.

This is equivalent to a 180mm lens on full-frame film, which Leica invesstigated in the '50s and gave up.

These lenses are available quite cheaply, so get one before the demand from M8 users (and the price!) goes up!

You will need a shutter speed of 1/180sec or higher.

Link to post
Share on other sites

x

Too late from what i hear. The price has gone up and the availibilty has gone down! Got mine for ~$399 for the M7 and now use on the M8. Fantastic combo when you need the length. I suppose the new 135 APO is sharper but is problematic re framing. Folks use the focussing patch as a rough estimate but that's very rough.

Cheers....

Steve

Link to post
Share on other sites

Focusing patch works quite well. I tried to get my lens coded early on and they would do it. No matter.

 

David The accuracy of framing and focussing with the TeleElmarit's enlarged image has to be seen to be appreciated.You can leave your slr+200mm at home!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...