Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Small world. I should go to Longwood Gardens more often. The 90 is looking particularly attractive. I want a good all-around travel lens that would be small, and give me a bit more reach for both far away and close up, as well as a convenient portrait lens. This might be the ticket. The 90 shots look sharp to me, all things considered. I'm sure the DOF is pretty small close up and handheld might introduce slight movements of the focal plane making the wrong things in focus. The 90 shot you linked to with the adapter looks good to me. On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >