daan Posted September 17 Share #1 Posted September 17 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I’d like to add a 90mm to use mainly with my SL2(S). I’m torn between the Leica Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH and the Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH — or maybe someone has a completely different recommendation? Any advice based on experience would be great. Edited September 17 by daan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daan Posted September 17 Author Share #2 Posted September 17 (edited) I’d like to add a 90mm to use mainly with my SL2(S). Primarily to complement my 50mm Summilux, and as a compact alternative to my 90-280. I’m torn between the Leica Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH and the Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH — or maybe someone has a completely different recommendation? Any advice based on experience would be great. Edited September 17 by daan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daan Posted September 17 Author Share #3 Posted September 17 (edited) 16 minutes ago, daan said: I’d like to add a 90mm to use mainly with my SL2(S). I’m torn between the Leica Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH and the Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH — or maybe someone has a completely different recommendation? Any advice based on experience would be great. Primarily to complement my 50mm Summilux, and as a compact alternative to my 90-280. Edited September 17 by daan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted September 17 Share #4 Posted September 17 6 minutes ago, daan said: I’d like to add a 90mm to use mainly with my SL2(S). Primarily to complement my 50mm Summilux, and as a compact alternative to my 90-280. I’m torn between the Leica Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH and the Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH — or maybe someone has a completely different recommendation? Any advice based on experience would be great. you're asking about M lenses in the L mount lenses section the APO 90-M is great, have you looked at the image threads? thousands of images taken with many versions of 90mm M lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daan Posted September 17 Author Share #5 Posted September 17 Ha, you’re absolutely right. My mistake🙈 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted September 17 Share #6 Posted September 17 (edited) The Apo M 90 f 2 is an excellent lens, very sharp and compliments the SL2S camera. Ken Edited September 17 by Ken Abrahams S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 17 Share #7 Posted September 17 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, there have always been adapters (by Leica and others) to mount M lenses on the SL series. An SL user can certainly ask about them. But in the M line, there is only one APO-90mm-Summicron-M ASPH - introduced 1998, still in production, and still the only one. https://wiki.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/90mm_f/2_ASPH_Apo-Summicron-M The other 90mm Summicrons for M (1957, 1980) are neither ASPH nor APO. https://wiki.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Summicron_(I)_f%3D_9_cm_1:2 https://wiki.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/90mm_f/2_Summicron-M_III 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFW2-SCUSA Posted September 17 Share #8 Posted September 17 I would add to the suggestions the 90mm Macro. Granted it is a slow lens, but it has razor sharpness and the macro ability. I use it on my SL2 with the Leica adaptor and am very happy with the results and there is the joy of a very small lens one can stick in the pocket. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 18 Share #9 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, Ken Abrahams said: The Apo M 90 f 2 is an excellent lens, very sharp and compliments the SL2S camera. Ken IF you get a good example - I had one and Leica never was able to get it to focus to infinity. In the end I traded it in - the shop gave me a good price as it had been "recently serviced by Leica". 🙄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted September 18 Share #10 Posted September 18 7 hours ago, daan said: a completely different recommendation Lumix S 100mm macro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted September 18 Share #11 Posted September 18 4 hours ago, jaapv said: IF you get a good example - I had one and Leica never was able to get it to focus to infinity. In the end I traded it in - the shop gave me a good price as it had been "recently serviced by Leica". 🙄 That is interesting J. The first copy of the Apo Summicron M 90 that Leica Australia sent me had a hair embedded in the front lens glass. I didnt realise the hair until I was out in the bush taking landscapes with the lens. It was a shame because otherwise it was a very good copy. The replacement lens came awkwardly in an unsealed box without the thin grey cardboard box which new lenses come with. It turned out to be an excellent copy albeit Leica gave me no reply regarding the presentation of the box. I have probably "out lensed" myself now seeing I have the 135 Apo Telyt M and the Apo 90-280. I have essentially blocked any thought of buying the 24-90 which by all accounts is an excellent Vario lens by Leica. Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirpitz666 Posted September 18 Share #12 Posted September 18 The Summicron-M 90 F2 vII, the so called "Screwhead", although big and heavy, is still an amazing lens to be used also adapted, it renders beautifully wide open for portraits (with a bit of Mandler's glow) and becomes very sharp when stopped down. Having had all three, it's the one I decided to keep as I like to shoot portraits mostly with it. The fact that is also the cheaper one doesn't harm either 🙂 The vIII or pre.-ASPH should suffer of a bit more CA but is more compact, the APO is the way to go if you want a super sharp more "modern" rendering right from wide open, but I'm not 100% sure that the bokeh is as pleasant as the vII. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted September 18 Share #13 Posted September 18 (edited) I have an M 90 f2. It's an older 1980's one, version III based on the wiki links above. It's ok. On my SL2-S I use the Sigma Contemporary 90mm f2, and the results are very nice, in my opinion nicer than using the M 90mm on the SL2-S. Edited September 18 by Chris W 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted September 18 Share #14 Posted September 18 Two topics with the same question? Maybe merge them? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msh58 Posted September 18 Share #15 Posted September 18 vor 10 Stunden schrieb daan: I’d like to add a 90mm to use mainly with my SL2(S). I’m torn between the Leica Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH and the Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH — or maybe someone has a completely different recommendation? Any advice based on experience would be great. I have used Apo-Summicron-R 90 (ROM) as well as many other R-lenses with R-Adapter L on SL with great results. The size of the R-lenses matches well with the SL bodies. Thanks to IBIS even many of the longer focal length lenses are very convenient to use. - Matti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 18 Share #16 Posted September 18 1 hour ago, Chris W said: Two topics with the same question? Maybe merge them? Done 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 18 Share #17 Posted September 18 Please do not start multiple threads on the same subject. It only creates work for the moderators. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 18 Share #18 Posted September 18 Did anybody compare the results from this lens with the Panasonic 85 SL? That is an awful lot of money to pay for three letters and the native L lenses often outperform their M brethren 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted September 18 Share #19 Posted September 18 Anything in the last 30 years in the 75-105mm range in M or L mount is likely to be excellent optically. And some much older than that too. The biggest choices are the exact focal length, speed, af/mf, close focus ability and apo or not. If you are set on M mount, it is very hard to go wrong with the 90mm APO Summicron. I have one and also the 90-280 and the M lens is still quite a bit sharper. The older summicrons are softer wide open and have more color aberrations, but are still good. Meanwhile, if you just want a good lens in this range, Sigma’s 85mm, 90mm and 105mm lenses are all likely to beat most M mount lenses in performance and do it with AF at a lower price. I can personally vouch for the 105mm APO Macro…it is on par with my APO Summicrons. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 18 Share #20 Posted September 18 There you have the essential point: there are plenty of excellent lenses, but the best lens does not exist, only the best lens for your purpose. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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