[Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Although if its a macro in the SLR world sense of the word its not optimized
for infinity but close in.
And flat field though I'd not ask for that in this case.
But think it might be a one in four chance its there.

Me I shoot a lot more pix at 4 feet than infinity so I find macros
agreeable.
And I like they cause they're slow and often have well protected front
elements which don't even require lens hoods.
But often the find themselves too heavy. To many extra elements I guess so
they do well close in and are able to rack out. All that machinery.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:30:52 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M
> 
> Anyone interested in the 90 macro should note that the 75 Summicron
> (or Summilux, for that matter) will enable a reproduction ration of
> 1:7, whereas the 90 macro, without eyes will enable a rep.ratio of
> 1:6.7. Essentially the same.
> 
> So if you have or are considering either of these 75's, and don't
> intend to get the goggles for the 90 macro, don't bother unless other
> qualities like the collapsibility are your main reasons.
> 
> Or get the 90 and goggles, as that combo definitely allows the
> highest magnification on an M without Visoflex.
> 
> BTW, the 75 Summicron works excellently in the close up range, what
> with its floating elements for correction. The Summilux doesn't do as
> well.
> 
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