90mm and 135mm lens on M

[ktmrider2]

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I routinely use the 90 and frequently use a 135.  Focusing is not the problem but the super small frame lines, especially on the 135.  The googles on the 135f2.8 work really well.  However, the really long focus throw is the 135f2.8 weakness.

[nussbusch]

I've acquired much better moon pics with my telescopes or long Canon lenses, but I could not resist testing my new M11 Monochrome together with the vintage 1968 135/4 Tele-Elmar on yesterdays "half moon". It is incredible what even with such a short focal length is possible when you have such small and sharp pixels. Exposure details: f/4, 1/750s, ISO 800, cropped and 2x upscaled

 

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[dpitt]

6 hours ago, nussbusch said:

Exposure details: f/4, 1/750s, ISO 800, cropped and 2x upscaled

I would love to see the results from F8 1/500 ISO 1250 (tripod?). The Tele-Elmar 135 is very good wide open, but it should be even sharper at F8.

[Danner]

One thought occurred...

135mm is a 'telephoto' focal length, which traditionally meant a lens used to brings far-away subjects closer.  An M with a Tele-Elmar will do a fine job of that, even wide open.  Shooting subjects closer than, say, 3-5 meters, is where the focus accuracy becomes problematic.

[BillCB]

I have no problem focussing the 135 A-T  since I had cataract surgery! But I find I need a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster unless I'm using a tripod of course. That said, I do prefer the EVF for that lens.

[UliWer]

Am 29.11.2023 um 04:55 schrieb BillCB:

But I find I need a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster unless I'm using a tripod of course.

Someone from Leica once said: "There are some lenses you have to fix in concrete to see how they resolve". The 135mm Apo-Telyt is certainly one of these lenses. 

[venom]

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On 11/25/2023 at 10:01 PM, markc2 said:

Hi All, 

 

Sometimes I like to be lazy and not get out of the car, one of my best and most lucky shots I got with a 90mm on an R8 from inside the car. SO...what tips and tricks do you all use on the M series with these lenses? From what I understand these two lenses are the upper limits of Rangefinder use. If I'm wrong with that thought please let me know!

 

Thank you!

 

Mark

My limit would be 90mm and I wouldn’t buy a vintage Leica lens. I would get the Voigtlander 90 APO. That and a crop should be sufficient.