Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a silver version of this lens, but the weight is much higher than the black version.... thus it sits at home most of the time. Would love to trade my Silver for your black... Anyone???? Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Paul Roark Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:26 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Macro-Elmar-M 90mm f/4 user notes I recently took a trip to Iceland where one of the 3 lenses I took was this 90mm. It was on a Sony a7rii, but my notes on the lens would apply to any camera it could be mounted on. (I posted this note on LuLa also.) For those who like the most compact gear and the sharpest images, you might be interested in my experience with this lens. The Leica Macro-Elmar-M 90mm f/4 is a collapsible that is essentially as sharp at f/4 as f/8 -- i.e., very sharp. The main optical defect is some red fringing that the Adobe raw converter profile takes care of. I doubt there is a sharper, more compact solution for medium telephoto. It makes a very good combination for travel if you appreciate compactness and Leica prime optic sharpness. EBay has decent prices (relatively, for Leica). (I also tested the 50mm collapsible; don't bother.) Regards, Paul www.PaulRoark.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information