Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M
From: tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:22:03 -0400
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Longwood Gardens. You must be really close to me.  I live near the
Philly airport.

This lens is really tempting to me.  I don't particularly need low
light capabilities in a 90 - the 50 Summilux is good for that.  I also
don't need super macro capabilities.  Just a capable lens that lets me
get somewhat close on the occasion that I need it.  I wish I could
find a good price on one.  I found a 90 Summarit for a bargain price,
but even though its a small and reasonably fast, it doesn't ultimately
give that much better close up ability than the 50 Summilux.

On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> 
wrote:
> I did a close-up comparison of the capabilities of the 90mm macro versus 
> the
> 50mm DR Summicron about a year ago. The field of the 90mm without the
> close-up goggles is about the same as the DR with goggles. You can see the
> comparison here.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/CloseFocus/>
>
> I use the lens almost exclusively for close-up work when taking flower
> photos at a flower show or browsing at Longwood Gardens. In most cases it 
> is
> the only lens I use on the M8 in those cases and mostly without the goggles
> even though I take them with me.
>
> Len
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2009, at 5:00 AM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
>
>> Tim
>>
>> Strangely I have just picked up a second one and I am due to test it
>> out today. Clearly not in a position to report back on how much it
>> will be used. I did a google search and there are some avid users of
>> this lens posting examples up here and there; the use seems to be as a
>> travel lens and some some "macro".
>>
>> Chris B
>>
>> 2009/3/28 Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com>:
>>>
>>> How much do these go for used? I'm sure it's been discussed before,
>>> but anybody have any thoughts on it that they'd like to share?
>>>
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Replies: Reply from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M)
In reply to: Message from tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M)
Message from crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall) ([Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M)