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Subject: [Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 19:01:08 -0400

Wow!

That's a look I don't belive we get from Canon Nikon glass.


On 5/20/13 5:22 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> That is strange because the 90 Summicron is my favorite longer lens to use
> on the M9 and the MM.  It's much easier to focus than the 75/1.4 or the
> Noctilux.  For example:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146427044
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
> gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> How strange on that Summicron 90! I don't recall hearing that before. I
>> like the 75 very much. It is a different design and meant to remain very
>> good in close.
>>  I have the little Elmarit M 90 which works very well
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/149627665
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/149749682
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> 
>> On 21 May 2013 02:56, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Mark,
>>> I had the 90 Summicron APO and it had focusing problems in the middle
>>> range distance.
>>> I sent it to Leica and also had it twice adjusted by an independent
>>> service person, Leica trained, in Hong Kong
>>> and none of the fiddling could get the lens to focus accurately over the
>>> entire range.
>>> I finally sold it - before the prices sky rocketed - unfortunately. I
>>> believe Henning had similar problems with his version too.
>>> I kept my 90 Elmarit and it focuses like a charm - even on the X Pro 1 -
>>> remember my balloon silhouette shot from the Burmese sunrise?
>>> Bests
>>> Howard
>>> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there - Mark
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> 
>>> It was not one of those lenses which were tricky on an M9 you had to send
>>> it
>>> in or something.
>>> I was just reading Erwin was saying the problems with the 90 Apo asph on
>>> the
>>> M9 or a myth. Not his words. By far.
>>> As that's a main lens for me that bit of info gets my interest.
>>> 
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's)