Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tim, I live in Hatboro. I take the Turnpike from Willow Grove to the Blue Route then get off at Route 1 to Longwood Gardens. It normally takes me about 1/2 hour to get to the airport, about 55 minutes to Longwood. What I like about the 90mm macro is it's a very sharp lens, it's small and can be collapsed in the M8, it's very good for normal shooting and even without the googles gives me good close-ups. It gives the closest view of any M lens without getting into the Visoflex. I don't recall seeing the lens used, it's fairly new as leica lenses go. I bought mine in August of 2006. Unfortunately the price has increased by $800 for the lens alone since then. Len On Mar 29, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Tim Gray wrote: > 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? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information