TS and Macro Lenses

[AceVentura1986]

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I posted this in the M10 forum, but it later occurred to me that the Lens forum is probably more correct. 

Hey, all. I currently have two systems I use: the Leica M (M10P and M10M) and the Canon EOS (5DSR) systems, both with a stable of lenses. Since I stopped shooting professionally, I seldom use my Canon gear anymore and have thought of selling both the camera and the lenses and just sticking w Leica Ms. However, I still use the Canon gear for TS work and also to digitize negatives. For these two purposes, I use the Canon 24mm TS and the Canon 100 f/2.8 (the non-L version). 

My question is: Are there lenses that I can use on an M for macro and TS photography? I know the Canon FD 35mm TS can be adapted but I’ve also read that its quality is pretty bad compared to the EF 24mm. 

Thanks in advance. 

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[tappan]

Hello. I love my Leica 90mm Macro Elmar.
I use it with a macro-adapter.
I use an M10-P with a visoflex 020.
Best,
Mark

[AceVentura1986]

50 minutes ago, tappan said:

Hello. I love my Leica 90mm Macro Elmar.
I use it with a macro-adapter.
I use an M10-P with a visoflex 020.
Best,
Mark

Thanks. I already have the Visoflex. Is the 90mm an M mount or a R mount? Also, is the macro adapter generic or a Leica product? 

[lct]

The Macro-Elmar 90/4 has 2 versions with M mount (11633 & 11670) and can be used with 2 Leica macro adapters. An early one with goggles (14409) for use in RF mode and the current one w/o goggles (14652) for use in LV mode. The current macro adapter is 6-bit coded and can be used with other M-mount lenses as well.

[dg4mgr]

vor 5 Stunden schrieb AceVentura1986:

Canon 24mm TS

You could even adapt the Canon 24mm TS EOS lens to the M, however you could not control the aperture. Adapting a Nikon PC-E Nikkor is the better choice as it has an aperture control ring for full manual control.

[AceVentura1986]

5 hours ago, dg4mgr said:

You could even adapt the Canon 24mm TS EOS lens to the M, however you could not control the aperture. Adapting a Nikon PC-E Nikkor is the better choice as it has an aperture control ring for full manual control.

Thank you. I’ll look into the Nikkor. 

[FrozenInTime]

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7 hours ago, dg4mgr said:

You could even adapt the Canon 24mm TS EOS lens to the M, however you could not control the aperture. Adapting a Nikon PC-E Nikkor is the better choice as it has an aperture control ring for full manual control.

@AceVentura1986 

It was my understanding that the Nikkor PC-E D lenses used an electronically controlled aperture, so without a modern Nikon body, the lens won't stop down. The slightly older 85mm PC-D lens was the last to provide a mechanical stop down lever.

I have the AIS era 28/3.5 and 35/2.8 PC lenses, that I use with film on an old F2. The 28 is not that sharp nor is free of distortion; the 35mm is better.  I bought a cheap F-M adapter, but have yet to test it and see how practical it is to frame up on M ( DOF at f/8 should not be an issue ).

[AceVentura1986]

21 hours ago, FrozenInTime said:

@AceVentura1986 

It was my understanding that the Nikkor PC-E D lenses used an electronically controlled aperture, so without a modern Nikon body, the lens won't stop down. The slightly older 85mm PC-D lens was the last to provide a mechanical stop down lever.

I have the AIS era 28/3.5 and 35/2.8 PC lenses, that I use with film on an old F2. The 28 is not that sharp nor is free of distortion; the 35mm is better.  I bought a cheap F-M adapter, but have yet to test it and see how practical it is to frame up on M ( DOF at f/8 should not be an issue ).

If that’s the case, then the Nikkor won’t suit me. That’s essentially what I now have w the canon 24mm TS. I’m thinking this is already more complicated than I’d hoped. I’ll probably keep the Canon camera and these two lenses and then just sell off the remainder of my Canon gear. 

[J S H]

If you just want to use the Canon 24mm TS-E on the M bodies, keeping an old Canon body around to pre-set the aperture is a pretty minor penalty. Once you pre-set the aperture, it will stay at your chosen setting until you put it back on the Canon body. You can probably just leave it at F8 or F11 for most uses. I'm not sure how well the EVF experience on the M10 compares to the M11, but it will work just fine on the M11 stopped down to F11, unless you are shooting in very low light. As you probably know, the 24 TS-E isn't a stellar lens, but it is versatile and good enough for most uses. 

For macro, the Leica 90mm F4 isn't a great choice, as even with the Leica macro adapter, you can only get to .5x and it is very expensive compared to other options. Take a look at the Laowa 85mm F/5.6  APO macro - it has 2x capabilities and is a really excellent lens, especially in the 1x to 2x range. It's also very compact in M mount with internal focusing and uses 46mm filters.   

Edited March 12 by J S H
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[gbealnz]

For macro I have and use the apo 100 f2.8 R lens, and for shift I use the Nikkor PC28mm (so not a T/S lens, but enough for me.

Ordinarily I use them both on the SL2 (digital), and while there is nothing stopping me from using them on my M11-P either, I don't have the Visoflex, and they play nice(r) on the SL2.

I can post pics if you want but they are simple enough to find within the threads here.